Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a highly aggressive and frequent cancer. In this line, there are several risk factors associated with squamous cell carcinoma such as tobacco, alcohol, age, human papillomavirus (HPV), genetic predisposition and chronic trauma. Moreover, the incidence of this disease is expected to rise. Lesion resection with tumor-free margins is the major goal in oncological head and neck surgery. On these grounds, it is reasonable to carry out wide tumorectomies in these malignant neoplasms. Naturally, all of this has its impact on the functional and esthetic outcome of patients affected by this type of cancer. Thus, the main aim of the present report is to show the possible applications of the scapular osteocutaneous free flap for intraoral oncological reconstruction.
Keywords:Oral squamous cell carcinoma, Scapular osteocutaneous free flap, Oncological reconstruction, Tumor-free margins.