Comparative analysis of volumetric changes between resection volume of oral tongue cancer and post operative volume of radial forearm flaps.
Clin Oral Investig
; 28(9): 498, 2024 Aug 25.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study investigates the relationship between the total volume of oral tongue cancer pre-operatively and the RFFF volume post-operatively. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 52 DICOM imaging datasets (CT or MRI) of 26 patients were included in this study. The volume of the desired structure was quantified using semi-automatic segmentation using the software ITK-SNAP. All extracted measurements were validated by two further clinicians at separate instances.RESULTS:
The variation of MeanVolTu can be predicted by MeanVolFlap moderately reliable with 59.1% confidence (R-Qua 0.591). ANOVA Testing to represent how well the regression line fits the data, resulted in the overall regression model being statistically significant in predicting the MeanVolTu (p < 0.001). The flap volume may be predicted using the following algorithm MeanVolFlap0 = 3241,633 + 1, 322 * MeanVolTu.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study show positive correlation between tumor volume and flap volume, highlighting the significance of efficient flap planning with increasing tumor volume. A larger extraction volume of the radial forearm free flap from the donor site compromises the forearm more, thus increasing the probability of post-operative complications. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Radial forearm free flap design in accordance with its corresponding 3D tumor volume.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tongue Neoplasms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tumor Burden
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Forearm
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Oral Investig
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany