Reconstructive surgery in the head-neck area with regional and free tissue transfer

Laryngo- rhino- otologie
P R IssingT Lenarz

Abstract

Operative treatment of head and neck cancer requires radical resection of the tumor with not only severe impairment of important functions like swallowing speech, and respiration but also aesthetic mutilation because of the exposed character of the head and neck region. Therefore the rehabilitation from a functional and cosmetic standpoint is an essential goal of treatment in addition to control of the malignant disease. Fortunately regional plastic surgery offers a variety of options for reconstruction of the defects to receive a solution tailored to each individual patient. Between the years 1986 and 1996, 107 patients with advanced head and neck cancer were treated surgically by radical resection of the tumor and plastic reconstruction. In this study we made a retrospective analysis of the functional and aesthetic outcome of the techniques of reconstructive surgery we used for rehabilitation. The sex ratio was 79 males to 28 females. Average age was 59.4 years (ranging from 39 to 78 years). Most of the patients suffered from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper digestive tract (97 cases). The others included an adenocarcinoma of the paranasal sinuses (three cases), adenoid cystic cancer of the palate (two cases), squamous ce...Continue Reading

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