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Using a cross-cheek anterolateral thigh flap for simultaneous correction of trismus and oral cancer
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 07/06/09

Chen CC et al. - In a study to assess the use of a novel surgical approach using a cross-cheek anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap for simultaneous correction of trismus and oral cancer, it was concluded that this innovative design could be a viable option in the management of trismus and oral cancer.

Methods

Oral cancers in association with trismus are commonly seen in clinical practice.
Such a situation deserves special attention as it may complicate tumour-ablative surgery and interfere with postoperative cancer surveillance.
Simultaneous tackling of oral cancer and trismus should be pursued at any rate.
In this article, a novel surgical approach using a cross-cheek ALT flap is introduced.

Results

With the special design in length, shape, and orientation, this flap is capable of closing a wider defect area, sometimes extending across 2 functional regions (viz., posterior palate and trigonal area) without resort to 2 free flaps.
As such, complex defects resulting from trismus release and tumour ablation can be readily repaired in a single stage.
The advantages of such a technique include abundance in soft-tissue resources, proper flap quality and thickness, reliable blood supply, long and sizeable pedicle, ease in flap inset, need for only 1 recipient rather than 2, and eradication of large area of mucosa that is predisposed to malignant transformation.

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