title: Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap for reconstruction of oral defects after tumor resection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flap, which is the most recent advance in free flap surgery, is described as an evolution of the conventional free groin flap. It has been applied to limb and penile reconstruction. The SCIP flap is versatile and has many advantages, but there are few reports on the application of the SCIP flap to head and neck defects.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a SCIP flap for reconstruction after resection of an oral malignant tumor in two women, aged 43 and 55 years, who presented between 2010 and 2012 with squamous cell carcinoma of the right floor of the mouth and tongue. After resection, the SCIP flap was elevated and used to reconstruct the defect Both flaps survived well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We confirmed that the SCIP flap is an ideal thin, pliable, and reliable skin flap for reconstructing intra-oral soft-tissue defects with minimal donor-site morbidity.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strobbe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Landuyt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delaere
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vander Poorten
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanclooster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*