Affiliation:
1. Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital , Marrakech 40000, Morocco
Abstract
Abstract
The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) was described by Ariyan in 1979 for head and neck reconstructions. It is a safe flap, currently supplanted by free flaps in developed countries, but which remains very useful in developing countries. We report a series of 25 cases of PMMF reconstruction. All patients were treated for advanced stages of oral cavity cancer, where tumor excision left significant tissue loss. The reconstruction used PMMF, taken using the same technique. Supplanted by free flaps in developed countries, PMMF remains useful in developing countries. It is a flap that has numerous advantages (ease of collection, viability, low requirements in terms of instrumentation, etc.). Many variations have been described over the years.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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