Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
February 2024
Aim: To find out the utility of the island nasolabial flap in patients with oral cavity malignancy.
Materials And Methods: This was an observational study conducted at a super-specialty hospital in Maharashtra from October 2019 to December 2021. Patients with oral malignancy planned for island nasolabial flaps were only considered.
Regular practice, quality clinical exposure, and academic discussion are essential in any surgical specialty training. This study discusses and validates the option of using a fresh "chicken quarter" model with a measurable scoring system, as a standard training regimen in microvascular surgery. This can be a very effective, economical, and easily accessible model for residents.
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June 2023
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is rare, generally slow growing tumor, originating from dermal stem cell or undifferentiated mesenchymal cell. DFSP primarily occurs on the trunk and proximal extremities, with reported only 10-15% occurring in the head and neck region. There can be varied presentations of DFSP in atypical sites mimicking a benign appearance and history due to which diagnostic dilemmas can occur.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReconstructions of the maxillary defect after tumor resection are challenging surgeries. Maxillary reconstructions are done using obturators, locoregional flaps and free tissue transfers. Free flap options available for maxillary reconstruction are radial forearm, anterolateral thigh free flap, free fibular osteocutaneous flap, rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, scapular, and iliac crest osteomyocutanous free flap etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolid tumours around the foot are rare and include soft tissue sarcomas, skin and bone malignancies. Extended soft tissue defects due to oncological resection result in the loss of shock-absorbing and friction resistant tissue, which leads to altered walking patterns and pain. Replacement of plantar tissue requires soft tissue resistant to weight, pressure and shear stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Microvascular surgery is a highly technique sensitive and evolving speciality in reconstructive oncosurgery. There is a definite learning curve associated with it. In this case series, we describe our initial experience in microvascular surgery at a tertiary cancer centre in North East India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2022
To find out the utility of the scalp flap based on the posterior branch of the superficial temporal artery in patients with head and neck mucormycosis and malignancy. This was a multi-institutional observational study conducted at a tertiary cancer centre in North East India and a super-speciality hospital in Maharashtra from January 2021 to June 2021. Patients with malignancy and mucormycosis were only considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvances in surgery and multidisciplinary approach have made limb salvage surgery feasible in most patients with tumours around the shoulder joint. Although resection and reconstruction options are complex, good outcomes can be achieved when performed at a specialised centre. The data of patients with bone tumours who underwent proximal humeral resection and reconstruction in a single cancer centre were prospectively analysed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLocal flaps are important parts of oncoreconstruction. The idea of writing this article is to give knowledge to my fellow aspiring plastic surgeons about the common locoregional flaps that are essentially done in a tertiary cancer centre. This is a retrospective study carried out in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Dr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoft tissue sarcomas of the upper extremities are very rare tumors. Due to the complex anatomy of the arm, the management of the soft tissue sarcoma becomes very challenging for the operating surgeons. Nonetheless, a large portion of the patients can be treated in a limb-sparing manner ,if surgical expertises are present .
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