The "double faced" pectoralis major island flap. A valuable alternative in full-thickness cheek reconstruction.
Experience with cheek reconstruction after resection, using a single pectoralis major island flap with its inner surface previously split-skin grafted, is presented. No complications were observed in the initial series of 4 cases. The method appears to be a valuable alternative in selected cases, whenever local tissues cannot be used for reconstruction.
Towpik
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Dept. of Surgery, National Cancer Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
Meyza
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps