title: Bipedicled fronto-occipital flap for reconstruction of postoncologic defects of the lateral scalp.
abstract: Presented here are two clinical cases of extensive defects of the scalp secondary to surgical resection of invasive basal cell carcinoma on the parietal region, successfully treated by means of very large, bipedicled fronto-occipital flaps, based anteriorly on the supratrochlear-supraorbital vessels and posteriorly on the occipital and posterior auricular vessels. Considering both the location and the large size of the scalp defects, different surgical techniques are discussed and the potential use of bipedicled scalp flaps is considered, designed either sagittally or coronally as fronto-occipital or temporo-temporal flaps. The bipedicled fronto-occipital scalp flap is believed to represent a simple, secure, and useful reconstructive procedure for cutaneous coverage of extensive defects located on the lateral scalp.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Complejo Hospitalario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Haro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giraldo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps