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Prefabricated auricular cartilage radial forearm free flap reconstruction for cricoid chondrosarcoma
Author(s) -
Jackson Ryan S.,
Martin Eliot J.,
Moore Eric J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.25510
Subject(s) - cricoid cartilage , chondrosarcoma , medicine , larynx , forearm , cartilage , surgery , anatomy , free flap
This case describes a subtotal cricoid cartilage defect reconstructed with a prefabricated composite free flap. A 61‐year‐old man with a chondrosarcoma of the cricoid cartilage required a subtotal cricoidectomy. The resulting defect was successfully reconstructed with a two‐stage prefabricated radial forearm free flap utilizing auricular cartilage. Our case further adds to the evidence that prefabricated flaps are reliable in airway reconstruction. Additionally, this provides another option for laryngeal preservation in patients with laryngeal chondrosarcoma. Laryngoscope , 125:2514–2517, 2015