Abstract
A retrospective investigation was performed of the patients who underwent resection of malignant skin tumors of the nose at our hospital during the past 5 years. Among 23 patients with BCC of the nose who underwent reconstruction with either a skin flap or skin graft, 17 patients received a local skin flap and 6 patients received a skin graft, showing the predominance of local flaps. With respect to the relationship between tumor size and the method of reconstruction, local skin flaps were selected for the tumors with a mean longer axis of 7.8mm, and skin grafts were selected for those with a mean longer axis of 12.6mm. Thus, skin grafts were selected for longer tumors, but a statistically significant difference was not observed. The mean age of the patients who received local skin flaps was 67.4years, whereas the mean age of those who received skin grafts was 77.0years. Although reconstruction with a skin graft was more frequent among relatively older patients, there was also no statistically significant difference compared with younger patients.[Skin Cancer (Japan) 2009 ; 24 : 416-422]
