title: [Extended lower trapezius myocutaneous flap for repair of defects after resection of recurrent oral carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore an effective repairing method for oral and maxillofacial soft-tissue defects after resection of recurrent oral carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients with recurrent oral squamous cell carcinoma (R-OSCC) of tongue (n = 2), oral cavity floor (n = 2) and buccal (n = 2) were treated with salvage surgery and the oral and maxillofacial soft-tissue defects were repaired primarily by extended lower trapezius island myocutaneous flap (TIMF).
  
  
  RESULTS
  No flap failure occurred. The donor sites were primarily closed. There were no disabilities with regard to shoulder motion. The life period of the patients was 13 to 30 months and the average life period was 22.6 months after the operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TIMF, which is a simple, reliable and large flap can be preferred as a salvage procedure for oral and maxillofacial soft-tissue defects after treatment of R-OSCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. drchen@vip.163.com
authors.forename: Wei-liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guo-guang
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Zhao-hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhi-quan
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jin-song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps