Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is a highly malignant condition and results in high mortality and morbidity in patients despite its early detection (1). Early surgical interventions have been found to reduce mortality but in many reports, tongue reconstructions using live grafts have been found to reduce normal tongue function of speech, swallow and taste. In contrast, our report using free radial forearm flap (FRFF) to reconstruct the defect left over after a radical tongue resection in a 38-year-old gentleman with oral cancer has shown promising results. This type of reconstruction has left the patient with a functional and cosmetically acceptable tongue with minimal alteration in recognizable speech.
Keywords
Radial Forearm Flap, Tongue Reconstruction, Free Flap
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)
Volume
9
Issue
2
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Additional Information
Correspondence: Dr Chuah Uei Chyi Attn: Dr. Tunku Kamarul Zaman Tunku Zainol Abidin Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Tel: 603-7949 2061 Email: ucchuah@perdana.um.edu.my Email: tkzrea@yahoo.com