Reconstruction after resection of malignant parapharyngeal space tumor

Hiroki Umezawa; Munenaga Nakamizo; Kazuhiko Yokoshima; Shimpei Nara; Rei Ogawa; Hiko Hyakusoku

doi:10.3109/23320885.2014.974607

Reconstruction after resection of malignant parapharyngeal space tumor

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2014 Oct 27;1(1):13-6. doi: 10.3109/23320885.2014.974607. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Hiroki Umezawa¹, Munenaga Nakamizo², Kazuhiko Yokoshima², Shimpei Nara¹, Rei Ogawa¹, Hiko Hyakusoku¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School , 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.

Abstract

Primary malignant tumor of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) is rare. After surgical resection, primary closure could be considered if the oropharynx mucosa remains. This report describes two patients who underwent reconstruction by free tissue transfer after the resection of PPS tumors. This report was presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 4 April, 2013.

Keywords: Parapharyngeal reconstruction; oropharyngeal reconstruction; parapharyngeal space tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports