Free Flaps for Advanced Oral Cancer in the "Older Old" and "Oldest Old": A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Study

Grammatica A., Piazza C., Pellini R., Montalto N., Lancini D., Vural A., ...Daha Fazla

FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, cilt.9, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00604
  • Dergi Adı: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: oral cancer, elderly, free flaps, advanced age, medical complications, surgical complications, ACE27, ASA, FREE-TISSUE TRANSFER, NECK RECONSTRUCTION, RISK-FACTORS, MICROSURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, MICROVASCULAR HEAD, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, OUTCOMES, RADIATION
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Surgery followed by adjuvant therapy represents the most adequate treatment for advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Free flaps are considered the best reconstructive option after major oral surgery. In the last decades, OSCC has increased in the elderly due to an augmented life span. The aim of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of microvascular surgery in patients older than 75 years, focusing on clinical and surgical prognosticators.