Aesthetic and oncologic outcome after microsurgical reconstruction of complex scalp and forehead defects after malignant tumor resection: An algorithm for treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 460-470

  Van Driel, Antoinette A ^b   Mureau, Marc A M ^b   Goldstein, David P ^b   Gilbert, Ralph W ^b   Irish, Jonathan C ^b   Gullane, Patrick J ^b   Neligan, Peter C ^b   Hofer, Stefan O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955370641     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181de2260     Document Type: Article

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