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Background Approximately 1–2% of all scalp tumours are malignant, but they comprise up to 13% of all malignant cutaneous neoplasms. The current study presents our experience of reconstruction of scalp and forehead for malignant tumours treated at our centre. Methods This is a single institutional observational study conducted at a tertiary cancer centre in North East India. Post-operative outcomes related to quality of life of patients were measured with help of FACE-Q scales. Face-Q –Satisfaction with outcome and FACE-Q- appearance related psychosocial distress scores were analysed. Histograms were used for descriptive statistics. Data were checked for normality using Kolmogorov–Smirnova and Shapiro–Wilk test. For non-normal data Wilcoxon test was used. A p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant at 5% level of significance. Results Mean age of patients was 57.6 ± 14.2 years. The mean defect size was 89.036 ± 81.77 cm2. The mean satisfaction with outcome scores and distress scores at 3-months was 54.9 ± 8.6 and 34.8 ± 8.5 respectively with a statistically significant p value of 0.001.Mean satisfaction scores and psychological distress scores were better at the end of three months when compared to at the time of discharge with a statistical significant p value of < 0.0001. Conclusion Scalp and forehead reconstructions for defects following oncological resections are technically challenging and if chosen carefully with meticulous planning, both local and free tissue transfers give satisfactory outcome in long term follow up. There are lots of reconstruction options for scalp and forehead defects and knowledge of the basic bio-geometry of the each flap is must.
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Boro, S., Bannoth, S., Rahman, T. et al. Patient Reported Outcomes of Scalp and Forehead Reconstruction for Defects Following Oncological Resections (North-East Indian Tertiary Cancer Centre Study). Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74, 449–455 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02606-9
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