Performance status and quality of life after reconstructions of buccal mucosal and retromolar trigone defects by skin and fascial flaps in oncologycal patients.

Objective: The aim: of the study is to compare surgical and functional results as well as quality of life after use of skin flaps - platysma myocutaneus flap, supraclavicular artery flap and fascial flaps - temporoparietal fascial flap, buccal fat pad for plastic closure of the buccal and retromolar trigone mucous surgical defects in cancer patients.

Patients And Methods: Material and methods: A retrospective comparative analysis of the results of surgical treatment of buccal and retromolar trigone mucosal cancer in 56 patients operated from 2009 to 2014 was made. The patients were divided into two groups: the first included 26 patients, with reconstruction of fascial flaps, the second group included 30 patients, with reconstruction of postoperative defects with skin flaps.