Free-flap volume correlates with body mass index in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between postoperative reconstructed tongue flap volume (RTFV) and body mass index (BMI) and identify factors affecting the flap volume in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods

Thirty-two patients were evaluated for RTFV from computed tomography images and BMI. The first and second evaluations were done at 6 months and 1.5 years after surgery respectively. RTFV rate changes and BMI differences from the first and second evaluations were calculated. The correlation between RTFV rate change and BMI difference was assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Multiple regression analysis evaluated the relationship between the flap volume rate change and age, sex, flap type, and BMI difference to

SUBMITTER: Saito M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601574 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature