title: Reconstruction after resection of malignant parapharyngeal space tumor.
abstract: Primary malignant tumor of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) is rare. After surgical resection, primary closure could be considered if the oropharynx mucosa remains. This report describes two patients who underwent reconstruction by free tissue transfer after the resection of PPS tumors. This report was presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 4 April, 2013.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umezawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Munenaga
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamizo
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoshima
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Shimpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nara
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hyakusoku
keywords: Parapharyngeal reconstruction; oropharyngeal reconstruction; parapharyngeal space tumor