[Results of surgical treatment of oral cavity cancer T1-2N0M0].

The article shows the results of treatment of 20 patients (aged from 46 to 85 years old) with early oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma at the period from April 2009 to January 2011. The surgery included the resection of primary tumor and neck dissection in all the patients. The primary tumor was removed by mouth access in 10 patients and combined method was used in 10 cases. The selective neck dissection was carried out in 22 cases. The oral cavity wounds were closed primarily by local flaps in 10 patients, some small residual defects were left open in 3 cases. The reconstructions with remote skin-muscular infrahyoid flap were performed in 7 patients. The free revascularized radial skin-fascia flap was used in 3 cases. A follow-up period was from 24 to 44 months. The primary local regional control consisted of 85% in given group of patients. The rate of recurrence of the second primary metachronous tumor was 15%. Tumors were located in the oral cavity. Overall 3-year survival was 90% (18 out of 20 patients).

[Microsurgical autografting for reconstruction of head and neck oncological defects. An analysis of 60 cases].

The authors analyzed results of the free flap transfer in surgery of head and neck. 60 operations were performed since October 2006 till May 2012. Indications for using them were reconstruction of the mucosa of the oral cavity and the pharynx in 48 cases, the extensive defects of skin and soft tissues of the head and neck in 12 cases. All cases except 2 had the initial reconstruction. First 18 operations were performed with the binocular loupes, followed by using operating microscope. During the operations 42 radial skin-fascia flaps, 10 anterolateral femoral flaps, 5 thoracodorsal flaps, 1 anteromedial femoral flap, 1 scapular skin bone flap and 1 jejunal flap were used. During the early postoperative period one of the patients died (postoperative lethality 1.7%). Necrosis of flaps took place in 6 cases (5 radial skin-fascia flaps, 1 thoracodorsal flap). The causes of failures were assessed as arterial thrombosis (1 case), venous thrombosis (2 cases), postoperative infection (1 case). The exact cause in 2 cases couldn't be determined. Thus, the total success in the given series of surgery was 88.9%.

[Method of plasty of defects of a hairy part of the head skin after tumor excision].

Results of operative treatment of 8 patients with cellular basal cancer of the hairy part of the head are presented. The patients were operated by an original worked out method of plastic reconstruction of skin defects of the head hairy part after tumor excision. The mathematical substantiation of the surgical method was stated. The technique of operative intervention is described. The clinical course and illustration of the long-term results are given.

[The use of myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of surgical defects in the oropharyngeal area].

Oncological Dispensary of Leningrad Region, St.Petersburg Our paper deals with evaluation of the results of using distal pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (38) in 37 patients; bilateral dissection of tissue--1. Plastic reconstruction of surgical effects of the oral cavity and pharynx was performed in 27 (skin cancer--8, parotid salivary gland tumor--1). Flap was used to both shield the parotid artery and prevent erosive bleeding following radical cervical dissection, urgent plastic surgery--30, postponed--8. Complication, chiefly slight was reported in 60.5% and treated conservatively. Total necrosis was identified in 2 (5.3%), partial--4 (10.8%), salivary fistula--10 out of 27 reconstructions of the upper intestinal tract (18.4%), cervical suture failure--7 (18.4%), flap avulsion from wound edges--6 (15.8%), wound edge avulsion--2 (5.3%). Nasogastric probe for feeding was used for approx. 23.7 days. Feeding per os after the first operation was restored in 23 (85.2%). Repeat reconstruction using pectoralis major myocutaneous flap has proved effective in patients with surgical effects of head and neck.