Reconstruction of Cutaneous Cancer Defects of the Head and Neck

Issam N Eid; Oneida A Arosarena

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2020.11.011

Reconstruction of Cutaneous Cancer Defects of the Head and Neck

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2021 Apr;54(2):379-395. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2020.11.011. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

Authors

Issam N Eid¹, Oneida A Arosarena²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3440 North Broad Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3440 North Broad Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Room 324E, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Electronic address: Oneida.Arosarena@tuhs.temple.edu.

PMID: 33602515
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2020.11.011

Abstract

The goals of cutaneous malignancy reconstruction are to restore the best functional and aesthetic outcome. Reconstruction should aim to restore all defects layers. While local flaps are the mainstay of head and neck Mohs reconstruction, the range of reconstructive options varies from healing by secondary intention to microvascular free tissue transfer.

Keywords: Cutaneous malignancy; Head and neck reconstruction; Local flaps; Microvascular free tissue transfer; Mohs.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Free Tissue Flaps*
Head / surgery
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Neck / surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Surgical Flaps