title: Microvascular free tissue transfer in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue during pregnancy.
abstract: We describe a 36-year-old patient with a stage III carcinoma (pT2N1M0) of the tongue that presented in the second trimester of pregnancy. It was treated by primary excision and reconstruction with a free flap. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of successful microvascular free tissue transfer for oral cancer during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Sarn Lane, Rhyl, North Wales, LL18 5UJ, UK. christopher.lloyd@virgin.net
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Paley
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Penfold
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Varadarajan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tehan
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Gollins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000601:surgery*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000145:classification; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*