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Cervicopectoral rotation flap for primary closure of lateral face and neck defects

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Objective

To recount our experience with the cervicopecloral flap (clavipfcmral flap, herein after referred to as CVF) fur reconstruction of large lateral cervicofacial defects in fifteen patients, which has been underutilized and has not received due recognition in world literature pertaining to reconstructive surgery.

Study Design

Retrospective case review

Setting

Tertiary care regional cancer referral center.

Patients

Those with lateral cervicofacial defects resulting from extirpative cancer surgical resection.

Results

A 100% ‘take rate’ was observed at the primary defect. In 7% there was full thickness, distal loss that was successfully managed by split thickness skin grafting. Three cases (20%) shaved superficial epidermolysis, which healed by full epithelization within three weeks.

Conclusion

This flap provides satisfactory primary closure of surface defects that do not extend beyond an arbitrary line extending from the angle of mouth to tragus and posteriorly beyond the mastoid.

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  1. Head and Neck Surgical Oncology,Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India

    A. M. Shenoy, N. Grover, S. Chawla, P. Pandurang, Jabin J & A. Sood

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Shenoy, A.M., Grover, N., Chawla, S. et al. Cervicopectoral rotation flap for primary closure of lateral face and neck defects. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 55, 234–237 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992426

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