Composite Tissue Allograft Transplantation of Cephalocervical Skin Flap and Two Ears
Composite Tissue Allograft Transplantation of Cephalocervical Skin Flap and Two Ears
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DOI:
10.1097/01.prs.0000153038.31865.02
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Li, Jie S.
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作者:
Jiang, Hui Q.;Wang, Yong;Li, Jie S.
Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors, with an incidence that continues to increase. 1 It is liable to proliferate and metastasize with chemoresistance in a majority of cases. Surgical resection remains the primary treatment for cutaneous malignant melanoma both primary and recurrent if possible. Monochemotherapy with dacarbazine is still the first choice for metastases, 2 because trials have failed to demonstrate significant survival benefit in patients treated with polychemotherapy compared with monochemotherapy or in patients treated with adjuvant immunotherapy or biotherapy compared with chemotherapy. 1, 3, 4 At present, interferon is the only US Food and Drug Administration–approved adjuvant treatment for high-stage melanoma and has shown indefinite benefits at the price of considerable toxicity2, 5, 6; the optimal dosage and duration of treatment are yet to be defined by ongoing studies. 4, 5Radical resection will leave extensive tissue defects that are difficult to reconstruct using limited sources of autogenous tissue. Full functional and aesthetic reconstruction is challenging and is only rarely achieved. Although the benefits versus risks of composite tissue allograft transplantation are a matter of debate, most clinicians agree on the goal of making it a clinically feasible treatment that would serve as an ideal source for the replacement or reconstruction of tissues after traumatic loss or tumor resection and for the repair of congenital abnormalities. 7 New advances in immunosuppressive regimens have greatly improved the outcome of composite tissue allograft transplantation. The first human hand allo-