Algorithm for the reconstruction of the parotid region: a single institution experience

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 General information of the 11 cases who experienced soft tissue flap reconstruction for postoperative defects following resection of malignant tumors in parotid region

NO.	Gender	Age (year)	First diagnosis/Recurrence	Nerve function (Post)	Nerve function(Pre)	Cervical Lymphatic dissection	Lymph node metastasis	Flap type	Pathology	Postoperative condition	Follow-up
1	Female	30	First diagnosis	Well	Well	Yes	No	Anterolatera thigh flap	SC	Recurrence(2020–04;2020–09);¹²⁵I seed implantation(2020–11)	Alive
5	Male	30	First diagnosis	Incomplete eye closure on the right side	Well	Yes	Yes	Anterolateral thigh flap	SCC	Radiotherapy	Alive
11	Male	43	Recurrence	–	Well	Yes	No	Anterolateral thigh flap	Osteosarcoma	Radiotherapy	Alive
6	Male	47	Recurrence	–	Incomplete eye closure	Yes	No	Pectoralis major muscle flap	SDC	Radiotherapy	Alive
9	Female	47	Recurrence	–	Corner of the mouth slanting, incomplete eye closure on the right side	No	No	Anterolateral thigh flap	SC	None	Alive
2	Female	52	Recurrence	–	Corner of the mouth slanting	Yes	No	Anterolateral thigh flap	Carcinosarcoma	Radiotherapy	Death (hypertension)
3	Female	54	First diagnosis	Well	Well	No	No	Anterolateral thigh flap	MEC	None	Alive
4	Male	54	First diagnosis	Incomplete eye closure on the right side	Well	Yes	No	Anterolateral thigh flap	SCC	Radiotherapy	Alive, lung metastases, immunotherapy
10	Female	56	Recurrence	–	Incomplete eye closure on the right side, corner of the mouth slanting	Yes	No	Forearm flap	BCC	2014:Recurrence	Lost to follow-up
7	Male	59	Recurrence	–	Well	Yes	No	Pectoralis major muscle flap	Carcinosarcoma	–	Lost to follow-up
8	Male	70	Recurrence	–	Incomplete eye closure on the right side	No	No	Anterolateral thigh flap	EMC	None	Alive

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