Reconstruction of a large thoracoabdominal wall defect with a flow-through forearm flap and a latissimus dorsi-groin flap

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997 Oct;100(5):1240-4. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199710000-00025.

Abstract

We report a case of a 45-year-old man with a recurrent, large, invasive dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans over the left lower chest and abdomen. Wide surgical excision of the tumor created a major thoracoabdominal wall defect. Wound coverage was achieved by using a flow-through forearm flap and an inferiorly based latissimus dorsi-groin flap. Follow-up at 1 year revealed no local recurrence or herniation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Muscles / surgery*
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery
  • Surgical Flaps* / blood supply
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods*