title: Cervicopectoral rotation flap for primary closure of lateral face and neck defects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To recount our experience with the cervicopecloral flap (clavipfcmral flap, herein after referred to as CVF) fur reconstruction of large lateral cervicofacial defects in fifteen patients, which has been underutilized and has not received due recognition in world literature pertaining to reconstructive surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case review
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary care regional cancer referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Those with lateral cervicofacial defects resulting from extirpative cancer surgical resection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 100% &#x2018;take rate&#x2019; was observed at the primary defect. In 7% there was full thickness, distal loss that was successfully managed by split thickness skin grafting. Three cases (20%) shaved superficial epidermolysis, which healed by full epithelization within three weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This flap provides satisfactory primary closure of surface defects that do not extend beyond an arbitrary line extending from the angle of mouth to tragus and posteriorly beyond the mastoid.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology,Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pandurang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jabin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
keywords: Cervicopectoral; Defect; Flap; Reconstruction