Objective: To explore the applications of radial forearm flap(RFF) in malignant tumor operations in otolaryngology head neck surgery.
Method: During the operation, the radical artery and cephalic vein were usually anastomosed to the upper thyroid artery and facial vein separately.
Result: In all six RFF reconstruction patients, 4 cases succeeed and 2 failed.
Conclusion: The RFF is a ready source of thin, pliable skin flap and it's also a reliable, well developed reconstruction technique. Its dissection can be easily made with the long vascular pedicle and large caliber vessels. This reconstruction technique can be widely adopted in otolaryngology head neck surgery operation.