Korean J Head Neck Oncol.  2021 May;37(1):63-66. 10.21593/kjhno/2021.37.1.63.

Reconstruction of Tracheal Defect by Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap Covered with Skin Graft: A Case Report

• Jang SK
• Seo GH
• Choi S
• Park SH
• Kim JH
• Lee DJ

• KMID: 2516458
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21593/kjhno/2021.37.1.63

Abstract

Supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) or cricohyoidopexy (CHP) involves the removal of the whole thyroid cartilage, both true and false vocal cords, the ventricles, and the paraglottic spaces, sparing the cricoid cartilage, hyoid bone, and at least one functional and mobile cricoarytenoid unit. Reconstruction is performed by suturing of the cricoid cartilage up tightly to the hyoid bone, so trachea-releasing procedures are needed to prevent leakage at anastomosis site. In case of advanced tranglottic cancer invading tracheal tracheal wall, we need to perform additional circumferentrial tracheal wall resection. However, when we perform SCPL, circumferential resection of tracheal wall is limited because SCPL procedure itself needs releasing of tracheal length. We report a case of advanced transglottic cancer involving tracheal wall treated with induction chemotherapy and SCPL including tracheal wall resection with reconstruction of tracheal defect by sternocleidomastoid muscle flap covered with skin graft.

Keyword

Tracheal defect; Reconstruction; SCM muscle flap