Unplanned Change from Double Free Flap to a Chimeric Anterolateral Thigh Flap in Recurrent Laryngeal Cancer

초록

Background: The choice of reconstruction method after resection for head and neck cancer depends on various factors such as the age, vascular status and flap size and thickness. Additionally, reconstruction and flap choice for functional structures of recurrent head and neck cancer are limited when defects are multiple or three dimensional. We describe the successful reconstruction of multiple defects in a patient with recurrent laryngeal cancer using a chimeric free flap and discuss reconstruction methods in such cases