title: Transverse twist flap for lip reconstruction in patient with lentigo maligna of the labial mucosa.
abstract: The transverse twist flap technique is used for secondary reconstruction of asymmetric volume-deficits of the cleft lip. We present a patient with lentigo maligna of the labial mucosa who underwent reconstruction using this technique. The result was excellent and there was no postoperative complications. The transverse twist flap is a useful and effective option for the reconstruction of lip defects after excision of lentigo maligna.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Field of Sensory Organology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan. shige@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Atsuomi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saiga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D018327:Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps