Application of chimerical ALT perforator flap with vastus lateralis muscle mass for the reconstruction of oral and submandibular defects after radical resection of tongue carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Application of chimerical ALT perforator flap with vastus lateralis muscle mass for the reconstruction of oral and submandibular defects after radical resection of tongue carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Patients with tongue carcinoma who undergo combined tongue and neck radical resection often have simultaneous oral and submandibular defects. Due to its high flexibility, the anterolateral thigh (ALT) perforator flap is gradually being adopted by surgeons for oral reconstruction....

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Main Authors: Rong Yang, Xiaoshan Wu, Pathak Ajit Kumar, Yafei Xiong, Canhua Jiang, Xinchun Jian, Feng Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Tongue malignant tumor
Reconstruction
Perforator flap
Chimeric flap
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-020-01066-x

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