title: Myocutaneous flaps and other vascularized grafts in head and neck reconstruction for cancer treatment.
abstract: This article addresses the clinical evaluation and some of the more common flaps and grafts used to reconstruct the surgical bed after excision of primary head and neck cancers and nodal metastases. This focused summary is intended to enhance the reader's understanding and improve the interpretation of posttreatment MR imaging. A practical approach to MR imaging evaluation of the postoperative reconstructed neck is presented. Readers of this article will become familiar with the normal appearances of commonly used flaps, recognize common complications, be able to delineate residual and recurrent neoplasm, and learn to avoid interpretative pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 219 Dulles Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Kim.Learned@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Kim O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Learned
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Loevner
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*