Integra as Firstline Treatment for Scalp Reconstruction in Elderly Patients.

Purpose: Large scalp defects pose a reconstructive problem especially in elderly patients. The purpose of the study is to describe our experience of oncologic scalp reconstruction using a dermal matrix (Integra).

Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study (January 2007 to March 2021) of patients who had undergone scalp tumor excision and reconstruction using Integra and a split-thickness skin graft (STSG).

Surgical management of ameloblastoma. Review of literature.

Background: Ameloblastoma is an odontogenic tumor that represents 1% of all tumors in the oral cavity and it is clinically classified in three types. Currently, solid and multi-cystic are considered locally aggressive, with high recurrence rates with conservative treatment.

Material And Methods: Objective of the present review is to assess whether the surgical treatment should be conservative or radical.