Repair of defects after resection of the malignant maxillary sinus tumors / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To study the methods of surgical and prostheses repair of the defects after resection of the malignant maxillary sinus tumors.METHODS In 60 cases with malignant maxillary sinus tumors,surgical defects of 18 cases were repaired by pedicle forehead flaps,sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap,temporalis myofascial flap,pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps or palate flaps,and the surgical defects of 50 cases were repaired with maxillary obturator prostheses.RESULTS The postoperative speaking,swallowing,respiratory function and facial appearance recovered well in 68.3% cases,not well in 20% cases,poorly in 11.7% cases.There were 3 cases with wound split,1 case with necrosis of the margin of pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps and 3 cases with cutaneous fistula in inner canthus,and 8 cases with difficulty of opening mouth after operation.CONCLUSION Surgical reconstruction and obturator prostheses are the simple and economic methods for repair the defects after resection of the malignant maxillary sinus tumors.The proper fixation of prostheses and close the defects completely are the keys to recover the functions and facial appearance.