Effectiveness of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in the surgical management of oral cancer: A retrospective study

Assessment of the Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap in Closure of Orofacial Defects After Excision of Oral Cancer

“…We didn`t observe significant donor site complication in our study. There was another study showed that donor site complications were noted in 6.8% of patients (8) , while in other published studies (range: 5-8%) (15) .…”

“…In the previous study that was done on larger sample size (29 PMMC flap reconstructions), females experienced considerably greater rates of problems overall. Flap-related issues occurred in 5 (71.4%) out of 7 female patients and in 4 (18.1%) out of 22 male patients (P = 0.0001) (8) . An increased rate of complications in females was also observed in this study.…”

“…In the study of pathological factors, which may affect the outcome of PMMF, we observed that PMMF complications occurred in 6 cases of T3, only one case of the flap complications occurred for T2. On the other hand, there were PMMF complications has occurred in 3 cases of moderate differentiated OSCC, 3 cases of poorly differentiated OSCC and only one case of welldifferentiated OSCC as shown in table (8). In the study of the site of resection defect, we observed that PMMF complications had occurred after 3 cases of glossectomy and 3 cases of cheek carcinoma resections and one case after resection of carcinoma of the floor of the mouth as shown in table (9).…”

“…Overall complication rates reported in the literature during the past 30 years have ranged from 17% (6) to 63% (7) . The only problem that results in reconstructive failure and necessitates extra surgical therapy is total flap loss (8) .…”

The sublingual gland flap: surgical technique and indications for the reconstruction of small oral defects

“…Resection and reconstruction of the oral cavity can be challenging for maxillofacial surgeons [1,2]. While large defects of the oral cavity require muscle or fascio-cutaneous flaps that are either free [3] or pedicled [4], more limited substance loss can be managed by direct closure or local flaps. There are many local procedures available for reconstruction of small defects of the oral cavity, including the facial artery musculomucosal (FAMM) flap and its variant the buccinator flap, the buccal fat pad, and the nasolabial flap [5][6][7][8].…”