title: Limitations of the cervicohumeral flap in head and neck reconstruction.
abstract: The cervicohumeral flap has proven useful in head and neck reconstruction. The limitation of the flap appears to be the length of the flap. Its major disadvantage is a lack of predictability of length of survival beyond the deltoid insertion.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps