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Frontiers in free flap reconstruction in the head and neck
Author(s) -
Cordeiro Peter G.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21017
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , free flap reconstruction , free flap , head (geology) , surgery , geomorphology , geology
Abstract This chapter describes the state of the art in head and neck free flap reconstruction and will stress some of its major deficits. It will also discuss some of the most promising frontiers in reconstruction, including tissue engineering and composite allotransplantation. The true frontiers of reconstruction need to be refined at the cellular level where tissue engineered from the individual cells and manipulation of the patient's immune system will potentially allow allotransplantation without affecting rates of cancer cure. J. Surg. Oncol. 2008;97:669–673. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.