Table 1.
Twenty-one consecutive patients undergoing resection and reconstruction with cervicofacial or cervicothoracic flap.
| patient | sex | Age(y) | Defect Location | Pathologic diagnosis | Comorbid disease | Size (cm) | Neck dissection | Flap used | Associated flap | length of postoperative hospitalization(d) | complication | Acceptable appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | Mucosa | ||||||||||||
| 1 | F | 59 | face | BCC | 3 × 3 | - | Cervicofacial | - | 11 | - | Yes | ||
| 2 | M | 74 | parotid | AC | Hy | 3 × 2 | SND | Cervicothoracic | - | 10 | - | Yes | |
| 3 | M | 78 | cheek | SCC | 6 × 4 | 4 × 3 | MRND | Cervicothoracic | PMMF | 12 | - | Yes | |
| 4 | F | 87 | parotid | MC | Hy + Dm | 5 × 4 | - | Cervicofacial | - | 10 | - | Yes | |
| 5 | M | 46 | face | FSa | 1.5 × 1.5 | - | Cervicofacial | - | 7 | - | Yes | ||
| 6 | M | 56 | cheek | SCC | 5 × 5 | 3.5 × 3 | RND | Cervicothoracic | PMMF | 10 | - | Yes | |
| 7 | F | 56 | parotid | SCC | Dm | 5 × 3 | MRND | Cervicothoracic | - | 9 | - | Yes | |
| 8 | M | 74 | parotid | AC | Cd | 6 × 5 | - | Cervicothoracic | - | 8 | - | Yes | |
| 9 | M | 50 | face | FSa | 3 × 3 | - | Cervicofacial | - | 9 | - | Yes | ||
| 10 | F | 65 | fossa orbitalis | SCC | Hy | 6 × 4 | - | Cervicofacial | TMF | 7 | - | Yes | |
| 11 | F | 68 | cheek | SCC | Hy + Dm | 4 × 4 | SND | Cervicofacial | - | 8 | - | Yes | |
| 12 | M | 53 | submaxillary region | ACC | 2 × 2 | SND | Cervicofacial | - | 12 | - | Yes | ||
| 13 | F | 68 | cheek | SCC | Hy | 6 × 5 | 2 × 1.5 | RND | Cervicothoracic | PMMF | 20 | epidermolysis | No |
| 14 | M | 48 | face | SCC | Dm | 6 × 6 | - | Cervicothoracic | - | 23 | necrosis of the distal tip | Yes | |
| 15 | F | 51 | Cheek | Am | 16 × 7 | - | Cervicothoracic | PMF | 8 | - | Yes | ||
| 16 | F | 64 | cheek | SCC | Dm + Hy | 4 × 4 | 2 × 2 | SND | Cervicothoracic | PMMF | 15 | epidermolysis | Yes |
| 17 | M | 78 | neck | SCC | Hy | 7 × 5 | RND | Cervicofacial | - | 7 | epidermolysis | Yes | |
| 18 | F | 77 | cheek | SCC | Hy | 3 × 3 | SND | Cervicothoracic | - | 10 | - | Yes | |
| 19 | M | 78 | Submental region | BCC | Hy | 5 × 3 | SND | Cervicothoracic | - | 8 | necrosis of the distal tip | Yes | |
| 20 | M | 53 | parotid | MC | 7 × 6 | RND | Cervicofacial | - | 8 | - | Yes | ||
| 21 | M | 72 | fossa orbitalis | BCC | 5 × 4 | - | Cervicofacial | TMF | 7 | - | Yes | ||
ACC: adenoid cystic carcinoma. SCC: squamous cell carcinoma. BCC: basal cell carcinoma. MC: myoepithelial carcinoma. FSa: fibrosarcoma. AC: adenocarcinoma Mc: mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Am: ameloblastoma.
Hy: Hypertension. Dm: diabetes mellitus. Cd: cardiac disease.
TMF: temporalis myofacial flap. PMF: pectoralis myofascial flap. PMMF: pectoralis major myocutaneous flap