title: Free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps in the dynamic reconstruction of cheek defects: a preliminary report.
abstract: In the past, reconstruction of defects after cheek resection for such lesions as cancer or hemangioma was performed primarily by using local components. Two cases are reported in which free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps with neurovascular microanastomoses were used to reconstruct cheek defects. Early follow-up has shown that the results are satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fossati
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation