Article: Fate of skin element of pectoralis major flap in intraoral reconstruction

File Download Links for fulltext
(May Require Subscription)
Supplementary
  • Basic View
  • Metadata View
  • XML View
TitleFate of skin element of pectoralis major flap in intraoral reconstruction
AuthorsWei, WI1
Lam, KH1
Lau, WF1
Issue Date1989
PublisherAmerican Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.archoto.com
CitationArchives Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery, 1989, v. 115 n. 3, p. 360-363 [How to Cite?]
AbstractA skin island carried by pectoralis major muscle has been used to reconstruct an intraoral defect created after resection of a tumor. To our knowledge, what happens to the skin after its mobilization from the chest wall into the mouth has not been documented. To answer this, a wedge biopsy of the intraoral skin island on the pectoralis muscle was performed in 14 patients under local anesthesia. The skin biopsy specimen was subjected to scanning electron microscopic and histologic examination. The interval between the reconstructive surgery and the biopsy ranged from ten to 66 months (mean, 32 months). The results revealed desquamation of the epidermis and loss of appendages. The degree of desquamation was maximal when the skin island was used to replace the whole of the floor of the mouth and least when it was used for the lateral portion.
ISSN0886-4470
2011 Impact Factor: 1.63
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.098
DC Field
Value
dc.contributor.authorWei, WI
dc.contributor.authorLam, KH
dc.contributor.authorLau, WF
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:23:41Z
dc.date.available2012-10-30T06:23:41Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractA skin island carried by pectoralis major muscle has been used to reconstruct an intraoral defect created after resection of a tumor. To our knowledge, what happens to the skin after its mobilization from the chest wall into the mouth has not been documented. To answer this, a wedge biopsy of the intraoral skin island on the pectoralis muscle was performed in 14 patients under local anesthesia. The skin biopsy specimen was subjected to scanning electron microscopic and histologic examination. The interval between the reconstructive surgery and the biopsy ranged from ten to 66 months (mean, 32 months). The results revealed desquamation of the epidermis and loss of appendages. The degree of desquamation was maximal when the skin island was used to replace the whole of the floor of the mouth and least when it was used for the lateral portion.
dc.description.natureLink_to_subscribed_fulltext
dc.identifier.citationArchives Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery, 1989, v. 115 n. 3, p. 360-363 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage363
dc.identifier.issn0886-4470
2011 Impact Factor: 1.63
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.098
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid2917072
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0024523392
dc.identifier.spage360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172604
dc.identifier.volume115
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.archoto.com
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofArchives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMicroscopy, Electron, Scanning
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshMouth - Pathology - Surgery
dc.subject.meshMouth Neoplasms - Surgery
dc.subject.meshSkin - Ultrastructure
dc.subject.meshSurgical Flaps
dc.titleFate of skin element of pectoralis major flap in intraoral reconstruction
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong