title: [Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for repairing large tissue defects following oral cancer surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the method for reconstruction of large tissue defects following surgical resection of advanced oral cancer using pectoralis major myocutaneous flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2005 to 2009, 40 patients with advanced oral cancer received extensive surgical resection of oral cancer, and the intraoral defects were reconstructed using pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the flaps survived except one flap with partial necrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap is effective for reconstruction of large tissue defects after resection of advanced oral cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. yinxm@fimmu.com
authors.forename: Xue-min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-zhi
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Lei-tao
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-chao
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-xu
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Zhi-yun
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps