title: [Reconstruction of tongue defects following oral cancer ablation with extended supraclavicular fasciocutaneous island flap].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the reliability and usefulness of the extended supraclavicular fasciocutaneous island flap (eSIF) for reconstructing soft tissue defects followinng tongue cancer ablation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-two tongue defects in 22 patients with tongue cancer were repaired with eSIF after resection of the tongue malignant tumours. The sizes of the skin paddle ranged from (4 cm × 6 cm) to (8 cm × 14 cm) (average: 5.5 cm × 8.7 cm).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The eSIF survived in twenty cases, including two cases with minimal partial necrosis. The patients were follwed up for 5 - 16 months. Eighteen patients were alive with disease free, two were alive with disease and two died of a lung and liver metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The eSIF is reliable for reconstructing oral defects following the ablation of advanced oral malignant tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Da-Ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Yan-Can
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Zhao-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jin-Song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*