title: [Surgical management of stomal recurrence].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study effective treatment of stomal recurrence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-one patients with stomal recurrence underwent surgical management. Twelve of them considered to have the probability of metastasis to regional lymphnodes underwent modified radical neck dissection. Twenty-five cases(I and II type) received complete tumor excision, but for III and IV type, only 50% (3/6) of the patients gained complete tumor excision. The surgical defects were repaired by pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in all the patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 13 cases of type I, 7 cases had followed up for 3 years, 4 cases died, while in 12 cases of type II, 8 cases had followed up for 3 years, 5 cases died. Survival remains poor for III or IV type. Most of them died within 3 years after operation. The complication rate of pharyngeal fistula and pneumatothorax was 12.9% and 9.7%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The overall prognosis of stomal recurrence is dismal. A proper surgical treatment in some cases will prolong the lifetime and improve their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012.
authors.forename: Xinliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Liqiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fenglei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Dayu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dapeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xinyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014140:Tracheotomy