Otolaryngology Open Access Journal (OOAJ)

ISSN: 2476-2490

Clinical Note

Utility of the Retroauricular Island Flap for Squamous Cell Carcinoma Reconstruction in the Concha: A Case Study

Authors: Arellano Barcenas A*

DOI: 10.23880/ooaj-16000296

Abstract

In a clinical case, we illustrate the usefulness of the retroauricular revolving door island flap (RDIF) described for the first time by Masson JK in 1972 [1], to reconstruct large defects of the auricular concha, with the aim of spreading its knowledge in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.

Keywords: Retroauricular; Island Flap; Squamous Cell; Carcinoma Reconstruction; Concha

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