title: Total nasal prosthesis after resection of a recurrence of skin carcinoma on a forehead flap in a post-rhinectomy site.
abstract: The nose is the most common site for facial skin cancer; nonmelanoma skin cancers are the most common tumors of this region. Median and paramedian forehead flaps have been proposed for nasal defects greater than 2.5-3 cm in diameter. The aim of this study was to describe a peculiar case of a recurrence of a squamous cell carcinoma in a forehead flap of a post-rhinectomy site managed by a fabrication of a total nasal prosthesis as salvage procedure. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the scientific literature of a recurrence of a squamous cell carcinoma in a forehead flap of a post-rhinectomy site; this peculiar clinical report adds knowledge in the complex field of nasal reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Maggiore della Carità, University ofPiemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benech
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arcuri
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolotti
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Crespi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pia
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000473:pathology*