Anterolateral thigh flap.
A 64-year-old Japanese male had a squamous cell carcinoma (T4N1M0) in the left gingival and buccal mucosa, so a radical wide resection involving left radical neck dissection was performed. An anterolateral thigh flap measuring 15 x 8 cm was raised from the left thigh and transferred to the defect. The postoperative course was eventful. There was no postoperative flap necrosis, infection, not even a cervical fistula.
Shibahara
Takahiko
T
First Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan.
Noma
Hiroyasu
H
Hatada
Kenichi
K
Takeda
Eizou
E
Tanaka
Chihaya
C
Takeyama
Masayoshi
M
Abe
Shinichi
S
Ide
Yoshinobu
Y
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting