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Repair of a cervical skin defect using xenogeneic acellular dermal matrix in a patient with advanced laryngeal carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2015

L Wang ,
L Li  and
W Lou
L Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, China
L Li
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, China Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, China
W Lou
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, China
*
Address for correspondence: Dr L Wang, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Erqi District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province 450052, China E-mail: wangliangdoctor@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

This paper reports the outcome of using acellular dermal matrix to repair a cervical skin defect in a patient with an advanced laryngeal carcinoma that had invaded the skin.

Case report:

A 55-year-old man underwent surgical repair of severe atypical hyperplasia and of a squamous cell carcinoma at 17 and 9 months, respectively, prior to undergoing the current procedure. Five months prior to the current procedure, his left cervical skin broke down and the lesion gradually enlarged. A pathological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma was made. The cervical skin defect was repaired with a tailored acellular dermal matrix patch. The cervical wound completely healed without developing infection or a pharyngeal fistula, and the patient exhibited no dysphagia three years after surgery.

Conclusion:

Cervical skin defects can be successfully repaired with acellular dermal matrix.

Keywords

Laryngeal NeoplasmsSkinAcellular DermisSurgical Procedure, Reconstructive

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Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue 7 , July 2015 , pp. 715 - 717
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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