Outcomes of Reconstruction After Temporal Bone Resection for Malignancy

Reconstruction after temporal bone resection (TBR) is challenging due to the lack of consensus on an optimal approach. Records of the Keck Hospital of USC were searched to identify, collect and group data on patients who underwent TBR for malignancy. Chi-square analysis was used for categorical variables, and ANOVA was used for continuous variables. Forty TBR including 27 lateral (LTBR), 8 total (TTBR), and 5 subtotal (STBR) temporal bone resections were performed at our institution over a ten year time period (2003 to 2013) and reconstructed with free, regional, and local flaps and tissue grafts.

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