Intraoral keloid: complication of forehead flap.
Intraoral keloids are rare de novo, but can occur on transplanted skin. A case in which an unusual complication of forehead flap reconstruction resulted in the formation of a large keloid in the oral cavity is presented. Therapy is discussed.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous