Microvascular Reconstructions in Elderly Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Too Old for Surgical Treatment?
Tumor surgery including neck dissection in combination with primary microvascular reconstruction is a safe therapy in patients of advanced age. This results in excellent oncological outcome with no significant disadvantages in terms of perioperative morbidity, hospitalization or flap failure.
Authors
- Kolja Freier
- Jürgen Hoffmann
- Anne Radermacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9983-774X)
- Michael Fehrenz
- Karl Semmelmayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5187-1362)
- Julius Moratin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0278-7228)
- Oliver Ristow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3911-262X)
- Dominik Horn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5017-0815)
- M Engel
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19433875241272437
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57