title: Reconstruction by expansion in the patient with cancer of the head and neck.
abstract: Soft-tissue expansion has undergone wide application in reconstructive surgery. The technique has been used about the head and neck, for breast reconstruction, and for reconstruction in the extremities. Scalp reconstruction, total nasal reconstruction, and the movement of flaps of bearded skin using soft-tissue expansion offer selected patients improved results as compared with what could be achieved by using other methods.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride