Reconstruction of lateral skull base defects with the trapezius myocutaneous flap: a description of two cases

• Main Authors: Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/16995/1/Dr_Raja4.IFNOS.Prague.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/16995/4/a_foniatrie.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/16995/5/Lateral_Skull_Recons.IFHNOS.2006.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/16995/

Introduction: Cancer involving the temporal bone may pose a difficult problem in both an oncologic and a reconstructive standpoint. These cancers are typically aggressive as well as locally advanced which require wide resections combined with parotidectomy and / or neck dissection resulting in exten...