Posts Tagged ‘paramedian forehead flap’
LARGE FOREHEAD DEFECTS
DISCUSSION This series of large forehead defects features a frequent common theme of reconstruction. The goal of reconstruction is protection of eyebrow position and prevention of upper eyelid retraction. If tension was placed on the eyebrow with a large forehead flap, upper eyelid can suffer from a cicatricial lagophthalmos. Incomplete closure of the eyelid of…
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Recurrent Extensive Basal Cell Carcinoma of Forehead
HISTORY 68-year-old man presented with a recurrent right forehead basal cell carcinoma. The carcinoma was previously treated with Mohs excision in 2002 and 2009. The recurrence appeared initially as superficial and was treated successfully with topical imiquimod. Deep recurrence became evident many months later. Morphology of the basal cell carcinoma was infiltrative with metatypical features.…
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EYEBROW AND FOREHEAD SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
HISTORY 104 year old man presented in 2/2017 with basal cell carcinoma of the left frontal scalp and basosquamous carcinoma of the left eyebrow. On 3/21/2017 the patient underwent a wide local excision and Mohs margin excision of orbit and forehead. At the time he also had Mohs excision of the scalp forehead basal cell…
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