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- This study examines how the temporalis muscle flap can be used for reconstructing the area after orbital exenteration, which is the surgical removal of the eye and surrounding tissue due to cancer.
- It includes data from 13 patients over a 20-year period who had the procedure due to various malignant tumors, with follow-ups showing no complications at the donor site.
- The findings suggest that using the temporalis muscle flap is effective for closure without interfering with the monitoring for cancer recurrence.
Article Abstract
Objectives: This study presents the role of the temporalis muscle flap in primary reconstruction after orbital exenteration.
Methods: A retrospective nonrandomized study of orbital exenterations performed between 1990 and 2010 for malignant tumors of the skin, paranasal sinus, and nasal cavity is presented.
Results: The study included 13 patients (nine men, four women; age range, 30-82 years) with paranasal sinus, nasal cavity, or skin carcinomas. Primary reconstruction of the cavity was performed in all patients after orbital exenteration. No visible defects in the muscle flap donor site were present. Local recurrences were readily followed up with nasal endoscopy, whereas radiology helped to diagnose intracranial involvement in three patients. Two patients died of systemic metastases and five died for other reasons.
Conclusion: The temporalis muscle flap is readily used to close the defect after orbital exenteration, and does not prevent the detection of recurrence.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338092 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2015.8.1.52 | DOI Listing |
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