Flap reconstruction following wide local excision for primary malignant melanoma of the head and neck region

W M Lent; S Ariyan

doi:10.1097/00000637-199407000-00005

Flap reconstruction following wide local excision for primary malignant melanoma of the head and neck region

Ann Plast Surg. 1994 Jul;33(1):23-7. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199407000-00005.

Authors

W M Lent¹, S Ariyan

Affiliation

¹ Section of Plastic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

PMID: 7944192
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199407000-00005

Abstract

There has been an increase in the incidence of malignant melanomas over the past few decades. Wide excisions of melanomas of the face may result in significant deformities if covered by skin grafts. We treated 36 consecutive patients with skin flap coverage over the last decade and report the safety, versatility, and cosmetic appeal of this technique.

MeSH terms

Cheek
Facial Neoplasms / epidemiology
Facial Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Head and Neck Neoplasms / epidemiology
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Male
Melanoma / epidemiology
Melanoma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Neck Dissection
Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
Surgical Flaps / methods*
Time Factors