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- Title
Laryngotracheal reconstruction with a prefabricated fasciocutaneous free flap for recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Authors
Cheng, Olivia T.; Tamaki, Akina; Rezaee, Rod P.; Zender, Chad A.; Andersen, Peter
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Background Prefabricated composite free flaps have been described as a technique for reconstruction of laryngotracheal defects. Methods We present a 74-year-old woman with recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) who was initially treated with thyroidectomy, tracheal resection, and subsequent vocal cord medialization. The patient's recurrent disease was treated with partial laryngectomy and reconstruction using a prefabricated composite free flap. A 2-stage procedure was performed using conchal cartilage to create a prefabricated radial forearm free flap. Results The patient's airway was successfully reconstructed with preservation of speech and swallow function. Conclusion This case provides further evidence supporting the use of prefabricated free flaps in airway reconstruction and the ability to obtain successful outcomes in a patient with multiple prior surgeries in the operative field and requiring adjuvant external beam radiation therapy. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E2512-E2514, 2016
- Subjects
FREE flaps; THYROID cancer; THYROIDECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION; SURGICAL excision
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2016, Vol 38, Issue 11, pE2512
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.24530