Is Radiotherapy Useful for Treating Pain in Mesothelioma?
Radiotherapy for pain control in MPM is an effective treatment in a proportion of patients. Future studies examining differing radiotherapy regimens with a view to improving response rates are warranted.
Our novel modifications to the island palatal flap yield a large (12-18 cm(2)) mucoperiosteal flap based on a approximately 3 cm pedicle. The Oliver pedicled palatal flap shows potential for nasal cavity and skull base reconstruction (see video, available online only).