Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for repairing large tissue defects following oral cancer surgery / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the method for reconstruction of large tissue defects following surgical resection of advanced oral cancer using pectoralis major myocutaneous flap.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From 2005 to 2009, 40 patients with advanced oral cancer received extensive surgical resection of oral cancer, and the intraoral defects were reconstructed using pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the flaps survived except one flap with partial necrosis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap is effective for reconstruction of large tissue defects after resection of advanced oral cancer.</p>