The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in head and neck reconstruction

The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMC flap) represents a landmark in the development of head and neck reconstructive surgery. After Stephan Ariyan first described its use for head and neck reconstruction in 1979, it has become tremendously popular and has revolutionised head and neck cancer surgery. Here, we present our initial experience with fourteen PMMC flaps in head and neck reconstruction. In most of the instances it was used for oral or oropharyngeal reconstruction. It was used for five other reconstructive tasks as well. Wound infection was the most common complication. There was no case of total flap loss. It has proven to be a reliable method of reconstuction in the head and neck.     

The indications and complications of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction in head and neck surgery-our experience

Most of the head and neck cancer patients in India present to the Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck surgeon in the advanced stages of their disease. Extensive resection followed by acceptable morphological & functional reconstruction is the goal for the surgeon. Use of the pectoralis major myocutaneous (PMMC) flap enables extensive ablative procedures to be carried out followed by immediate and reliable reconstruction. Thirty consecutive cases of biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region were studied. All underwent extensive resection of the tumour with pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction, with preor post-operative external irradiation. This study concentrates on the indications for and complications encountered with the use of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. Also included is an extensive review of the literature relating to the complications encountered with the use of this method of reconstruction.     

Primary head and neck reconstruction with a simultaneous ipsilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and a deltopectoral flap

Patients with large advanced tumors of the head and neck that are resectable may be reconstructed by using the combination of an ipsilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and an ipsilateral deltopectoral flap. Preoperative planning is necessary. The PM flap must be elevated and care taken not to interfere with the internal mammary perforating arteries. The lateral chest incision must be made low enough to provide adequate skin and soft tissue in the DP flap. These two flaps provide adequate tissue with a reliable blood supply to reconstruct these large defects.     

胸大肌肌皮瓣在晚期头颈肿瘤手术中的应用

目的探讨胸大肌肌皮瓣在晚期头颈肿瘤手术中的应用。方法应用胸大肌肌皮瓣一期修复晚期头颈肿瘤术后缺损262例（其中折叠瓣17例修复口内外穿通性缺损,20例胸大肌肌膜瓣修复口内缺损,5例胸大肌皮瓣联合游离植皮修复咽瘘,5例胸大肌肌皮瓣联合游离皮瓣双瓣修复颌面部洞穿性缺损）。舌再造62例,修复口咽53例,修复口底41例,修复口颊24例,修复颈部31例,修复下咽缺损22例,修复腮腺区缺损29例。结果262例肌皮瓣252例全部成活,8例皮瓣部分坏死肌瓣成活,2例肌皮瓣完全坏死,总的成活率为99.2%（260/262）。术后随访1～10年,所有患者术后进食、吞咽功能恢复良好,语言功能大多恢复良好。结论胸大肌肌皮瓣血供可靠,组织量丰富,且应用较灵活,可制作成肌皮瓣或肌瓣,对于晚期头颈肿瘤术后缺损是最优选择。     

Extensive resection reconstruction using pectoralis major myocutaneous flap

A case of extensive resection of an oral—oropharyngeal tumour and the reconstruction using pectoralis major myocutaneous flap is described.     

胸大肌肌皮瓣在晚期头颈肿瘤术后组织缺损重建中的应用

背景与目的:晚期头颈肿瘤外科治疗时,留下的完全或者不完全的组织缺损,是目前头颈外科的一个难点。胸大肌肌皮瓣在头颈肿瘤术后组织缺损重建中仍起着不可替代的作用。本研究旨在探讨胸大肌肌皮瓣在头颈缺损重建中的适应指征,提高胸大肌肌皮瓣修复的成功率。方法:中山大学肿瘤防治中心2004年1月至2007年1月间共22例行胸大肌肌皮瓣重建头颈肿瘤术后缺损患者,其中颈部大面积皮肤缺损8例,口咽缺损4例,舌缺损5例,口底缺损3例,下咽缺损2例;13例患者采用血管蒂穿行锁骨下,9例经锁骨上转移至颈部;重建的最大面积为15cm×12cm,最小面积为8cm×5cm。结果:无手术死亡病例,1例出现皮瓣坏死,1例出现部分皮瓣坏死,皮瓣重建成功率为95.5%;手术后并发症伤口积血1例,口底瘘1例,并发症发生率为9.1%(2/22)。结论:胸大肌肌皮瓣是头颈肿瘤术后组织缺损重建的良好供区皮瓣,是颈部大面积皮肤缺损重建的首选皮瓣;血管蒂穿行锁骨下可以增加胸大肌肌皮瓣的修复半径,且有利于保护血管蒂不受压迫。     

改良带蒂胸大肌皮瓣修复头颈部晚期恶性肿瘤术后复杂缺损的临床应用

背景与目的：带蒂胸大肌皮瓣因为具有多种优点一直是头颈部组织缺损修复应用的经典组织瓣。当今,随着显微技术普及和提高,游离组织瓣逐步取代了带蒂组织瓣。然而,临床上并非所有病例均适宜接受游离组织瓣修复手术,邻近带蒂组织瓣更安全可靠。拟通过改进胸大肌皮瓣的制备及修复方法,探讨改良带蒂胸大肌皮瓣在修复头颈部晚期恶性肿瘤术后复杂缺损时的应用。方法：在皮瓣设计方案及制备方法等多方面改进胸大肌皮瓣,修复头颈部晚期恶性肿瘤术后复杂缺损患者51例。结果：51例改良胸大肌皮瓣全部存活,缺损区修复后外形和供区外形情况满意,缺损区功能得到良好的恢复,供区术后功能损伤最小化。结论：胸大肌皮瓣在设计及制备方法等多方面的改良,提高了对头颈部恶性肿瘤术后复杂缺损修复的范围及修复的距离,减少皮瓣坏死的概率,术后供区和受区外形、功能效果满意,目前仍然是头颈部恶性肿瘤术后缺损的重要修复手段之一。     

带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣移植在头颈癌放疗后手术中的运用

目的：探讨头颈癌放疗后因肿瘤复发进行挽救性手术，带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣修复手术切除后软组织缺损的可行性和价值。方法：7例头颈部恶性肿瘤进行了根治性放疗后局部复发或颈淋巴结转移，通过手术切除病灶，颈淋巴结清扫，同侧带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣移植修复软组织缺损创面。结果：7例移植的带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣全部成活，有2例出现切口裂开，愈合困难。结论：在头颈癌放疗后手术中，带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣移植是修复手术切除后软组织缺损的有效方法。     

带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣移植在头颈癌放疗后手术中的运用

目的:探讨头颈癌放疗后因肿瘤复发进行挽救性手术,带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣修复手术切除后软组织缺损的可行性和价值。方法:7例头颈部恶性肿瘤进行了根治性放疗后局部复发或颈淋巴结转移,通过手术切除病灶,颈淋巴结清扫,同侧带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣移植修复软组织缺损创面。结果:7例移植的带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣全部成活,有2例出现切口裂开,愈合困难。结论:在头颈癌放疗后手术中,带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣移植是修复手术切除后软组织缺损的有效方法。     

胸大肌肌皮瓣在舌再造术中的应用(附86例分析)

目的报告舌癌行全舌、或舌大部、或舌根广泛切除术后，应用胸大肌肌皮瓣行舌再造术的经验。方法自１９８４年１２月至１９９５年９月，我院对８６例Ｔ３或Ｔ４舌癌根治术后的舌缺损，应用带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣同期进行了舌再造术。结果肌皮瓣全坏死１例。术后吞咽和语言功能恢复正常者分别为５９例和４４例。１，３，５年生存率分别为８６．０％、５１．２％和２３．３％。结论胸大肌肌皮瓣血供丰富，成活率高，无需微血管缝合，制作技术简单，易掌握。再造舌的外形和功能能满足临床需要。胸大肌肌皮瓣是舌切除术后广泛缺损的可靠修复材料     

胸大肌肌皮瓣在舌再造术中的应用

报告舌癌行全舌,或舌大部或舌根广泛切除术后,应用胸大肌皮瓣行舌再造术的经验。方法 自１９８４年１２月至１９９５年９月,我院对８６例Ｔ３或Ｔ４舌癌根治术后的舌缺损,应用带蒂胸大肌肌皮瓣同期进行了舌再造术。结果 肌皮瓣全坏死１例。术后吞咽和语言功能恢复正常分别为５９例和４４例。     

胸大肌肌皮瓣在喉癌手术中的应用

The experiences in reconstruction of surgical defects by pectoralis major myocutaneous flap after extensive cancer resection in 12 patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma or recurrences are reported. The defects of different sites were reconstructed in one stage operation successfully. By this method, surgical indication is extended, therefore, reducing the patients' suffering and prolonging the survival. The preparation of the flap is described.     

胸大肌肌皮瓣在晚期口腔颌面肿瘤术后修复中的应用

目的　探讨胸大肌肌皮瓣在晚期口腔颌面肿瘤术后缺损修复中的应用。方法　对 6 6例口腔颌面部肿瘤术后应用胸大肌肌皮瓣进行一期修复病例进行总结分析。结果　胸大肌肌皮瓣皮肤完全坏死 1例 ,皮肤远端部分坏死 5例 ,完全成活率为 90 9%。结论　胸大肌肌皮瓣血供丰富 ,成活率高 ,操作简单 ,是口腔颌面肿瘤术后缺损修复的理想材料     

胸锁乳突肌瓣在头颈肿瘤手术中的应用

目的　探讨以上端为胸锁蒂的乳突肌组织瓣在头颈肿瘤术区中型缺损的作用。方法　对６ 例应用胸锁乳突肌复合组织瓣修复头颈肿瘤术区缺损情况进行回顾性总结。６例病人中,１例为颞下窝肿瘤术区缺损的修复;３ 例修复腮腺颌后区缺损;１例对喉癌术区口咽侧壁修复;１例为对侧颈部术区缺损的修复。结果　５例胸锁乳突肌肌瓣的修复全部存活,１ 例胸锁乳突肌肌皮瓣的修复为延迟性坏死。结论　该肌瓣／肌皮瓣在头颈肿瘤术区中型缺损的修复有其重要意义,尤对保留面神经的腮腺颌后缺损,颅底区及咽侧壁缺损的修复意义更加明显