title: [Our experience in the use of anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of the head and neck neoplasms].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Free flaps with vascular anastomosis have been widely used in clinical practice for more than 30 years. They are standard in reconstructive surgery following extensive resections caused by neoplasms of the head and neck. The anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) constitutes very good reconstructive material due to the long vascular pedicle, the appropriate diameter of vessels, the large skin island plane, and thickness depending on requirements.
  
  
  METHODS
  The own material comprises 5 patients who have had extensive neoplastic infiltrations removed at different anatomic locations within the area of healthy tissue.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reconstructions have been conducted using a microvascular thigh flap (ALT). All of the operated patients are under constant supervision. The observation period ranges from 2 to 3 months. No recurrence of the neoplastic process or graft rejection has been observed in any of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi i Onkologii Laryngologicznej, Wielkopolskie Centrum Onkologii im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie w Poznaniu. pawel.golusinski@wco.pl
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pazdrowski
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Synowiec
authors.forename: Paweł Jerzy
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Golusiński
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Golusiński
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pieńkowski
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Łuczewski
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luczewski
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chęciński
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chęciński
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Golusiński
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D013848:Thigh; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome