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- Title
Use of Paramedian Forehead Flap in an Octogenarian:A Case Report.
- Authors
Saini, Amit; Saroch, Munish; Mehra, Richa; Gargi, Gaveshna
- Abstract
Increase in life expectancy has led to increased number of octogenarian and nonagenarians population. These old people have increased chances of developing skin tumours like slow growing basal cell carcinoma on the sun exposed parts of body. Many a times surgeons all over the world are bit conservative in managing these elderly patients and compromise on cosmetic aspects due to very advanced age of these patients. This report is about an 87-year-old female with BCC of nasal dorsum who underwent a major surgical procedure to maintain facial aesthetics.
- Subjects
OLDER people; BASAL cell carcinoma; OCTOGENARIANS; OLDER patients; NONAGENARIANS; SKIN cancer
- Publication
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2023, Vol 75, Issue 3, p2342
- ISSN
2231-3796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12070-023-03646-z