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Case Report

Cross-Cheek Dumbbell-Shaped Radial Forearm Flap for Simultaneous Correction of Oral Cancer and Submucous Fibrosis

by
Shreya Bhattacharya
,
Sivakumar Vidhyadharan
,
Krishnakumar Thankappan
* and
Subramania Iyer
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2016, 9(2), 162-165; https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1567811
Submission received: 25 May 2015 / Revised: 25 July 2015 / Accepted: 25 July 2015 / Published: 5 November 2015

Abstract

Simultaneous occurrence of oral submucous fibrosis along with carcinoma of the buccal mucosa is common. We report a novel technique of a single dumbbell-shaped, cross-cheek radial forearm free flap to repair bilateral defects caused by oral cancer resection on one side and the release of fibrosis on the other side in two patients. The dumbbell-shaped flap provided tissue for both the buccal mucosa defects and central released soft palate preventing fibrosis and reapproximation. The interincisor distance improved in both the patients.
Keywords: radial forearm flap; oral cancer; oral submucous fibrosis; trismus; free flap radial forearm flap; oral cancer; oral submucous fibrosis; trismus; free flap

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Bhattacharya, S.; Vidhyadharan, S.; Thankappan, K.; Iyer, S. Cross-Cheek Dumbbell-Shaped Radial Forearm Flap for Simultaneous Correction of Oral Cancer and Submucous Fibrosis. Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2016, 9, 162-165. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1567811

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Bhattacharya S, Vidhyadharan S, Thankappan K, Iyer S. Cross-Cheek Dumbbell-Shaped Radial Forearm Flap for Simultaneous Correction of Oral Cancer and Submucous Fibrosis. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2016; 9(2):162-165. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1567811

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Bhattacharya, Shreya, Sivakumar Vidhyadharan, Krishnakumar Thankappan, and Subramania Iyer. 2016. "Cross-Cheek Dumbbell-Shaped Radial Forearm Flap for Simultaneous Correction of Oral Cancer and Submucous Fibrosis" Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 9, no. 2: 162-165. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1567811

APA Style

Bhattacharya, S., Vidhyadharan, S., Thankappan, K., & Iyer, S. (2016). Cross-Cheek Dumbbell-Shaped Radial Forearm Flap for Simultaneous Correction of Oral Cancer and Submucous Fibrosis. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 9(2), 162-165. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1567811

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