XXXX of the nose: options for reconstruction.

@entity1 @entity5 @entity1489 @entity957 @entity189 @entity1491
The nose is the most common site of @entity1489 on the @entity1 body. This review was compiled to enumerate the many reconstructive techniques which are available and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each technique. Five hundred twenty-one @entity1 with @entity5 were treated at Roswell Park Memorial Institute from 1964 to 1981. Four hundred five @entity1 were treated by cryotherapy, electrocautery, chemosurgery, radiation therapy, or local excision with primary closure. Forty-six @entity1 were treated with simple nasolabial flaps. The remaining 70 @entity1 underwent more extensive resections and reconstructions. Their records were reviewed. At 5 years the local recurrence rate was 3% for @entity1491 and 20% for @entity957 . The multiple reconstructive techniques which were utilized in these @entity1 are discussed. Skin-grafting procedures were used to manage 51% of the @entity1 . Prostheses were used in 9%. Multiple different reconstructive flaps were used for the remaining 40% of the @entity1 . The management of large @entity189 must be individualized with therapeutic decisions being made by a practitioner who is familiar with the many reconstructive options. This will ensure the optimal functional and aesthetic result for each @entity1 .
