Experience of reconstruction of the tongue by the radial forearm flap and the ulnar forearm flap.

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Recent advances in microsurgery have enabled one stage reconstruction of free skin flaps.<BR>Forearm flaps are widely used in these free skin flaps, and it is assumed that the mobility of the residual tongue will be preserved. In this report, our surgical experiences of the forearm flaps in two cases of carcinoma of the tongue are presented. One case is a radial forearm flap and the other is an ulnar forearm flap.<BR>The results indicate that forearm flaps are better than myocutaneous flaps in reconstructed tongue function. Moreover, the surgical intervention of the forearm flaps is less than that of the deltopectoral flap or the pect oralis major myocutaneous flap. From these results, it is supposed that forearm flaps will be most suitable for reconstruction of the tongue and the floor of the mouth.
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