Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 1935-1939 , October 2007

Salvage Reconstruction of Extensive Recurrent Oral Cancer Defects With the Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap

  • Hao Zou, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Research Fellow, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China.
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  • Wen-Feng Zhang, DDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Director, Oral Cancer Program, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Zhang: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237# Luo Yu Road, Wuhan, P.R. China 430079
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  • Qi-Bin Han, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China.
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  • Yi-Fang Zhao, DDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)02054-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.067

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 1935-1939 , October 2007

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