[Application of rhomboid flap for the repairment of postoperative defects in head and neck cutaneous tumor].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the clinical repairment experience of postoperative skin defects in head and neck cutaneous tumor.


METHODS
From July 2002 to September 2006, 24 patients with head and neck cutaneous tumor were treated in our department. Every specimen and resection margin of all cases were monitored by intraoperative frozen section. Extents of operative skin defects were from 1.0 cm x 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm x 3.5 cm, all of which were repaired by rhomboid flap.


RESULTS
All the cases were primarily repaired, and followed up 6 month to 3 years. The repaired skins had the normal colour, without obviously scars or secondary deformations.


CONCLUSIONS
The rhomboid flap is reasonably designed, conveniently procured and manipulated. It is a better method to immediately repair the head and neck skin defects after radical excision of tumor.
Chen
Liangsi
L
Department of Otolaryngology, the People's Hospital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Wu
Peina
P
Zhang
Siyi
S
Luo
Xiaoning
X
Song
Xinhan
X
Chen
Shaohua
S
Meng
Cuiyuan
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps