He-Jing Miao, Shao-Kang Sun, Yuan-Yuan Tian, Yun-Qi Yang, Shi-Hua Wang, Shuang Bai, Wei Chen, Chi Mao, Su-Xia Liang, Ying-Bin Yan
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the pedicle submental island flap (SIF) can be safely used in the oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) patients with pathologically node-positive (pN+) neck, especially pN+ at level I. METHODS: Retrospectively, 101 OTSCC patients with SIF reconstruction were enrolled. Oncological outcomes included the total locoregional recurrence, the SIF related locoregional recurrence (SRLR) which referred to the local recurrence at flap and ipsilateral neck recurrence at level I, recurrence free survival (RFS), overall survival (OS), and disease specific survival (DSS)...
May 2023: Oral Oncology