title: An upper arm flap, pedicled on the cephalic vein with arterial anastomosis, for head and neck reconstruction.
abstract: This report describes the successful use of an upper arm flap, pedicled on the cephalic vein and with microvascular arterial anastomosis. It was used for the reconstruction of a defect of the temple after excision of a recurrent malignant melanoma and a previous block dissection of the neck.
mesh_terms: D001163:Arteriovenous Anastomosis; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014680:Veins