title: Comparison between anterolateral thigh perforator free flaps and pectoralis major pedicled flap for reconstruction in oral cancer patients--a quality of life analysis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the differences between anterolateral thigh perforator free flaps (ALTFF) and pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) for reconstruction in oral cancer patients. Method Patients: who received free flap or PMMF reconstruction after ablation surgeries were eligible for the current study. The patients' demographic data, medical history, and quality of life scores(Medical Outcomes Study-Short Form-36 (MOS SF-36) and the University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) questionnaires were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  81 of 118 questionnaires were returned (68.64%). There was signiﬁcant differences between two groups in the gender (P<0.005). Patients reconstructed with ALTFF had better appearance domains and better shoulders domains, in addition to better role emotion domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using either PMMF or ALTFF for reconstruction of oral defects after cancer resection signiﬁcantly inﬂuences a patient's quality of life. Data from this study provide useful information for physicians and patients during their discussion of reconstruction modalities for oral cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatolagy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China, zzyfykq1@126.com.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Juanfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiangping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Haibin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply; D011788:Quality of Life; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult