"Functional trapezius muscle reconstruction after resection of a desmoid tumor using an innervated gracilis free flap"

Federico De Michele; Olindo Massarelli; Mara Franza; Vittorio Gebbia; Salvatore D'Arpa

doi:10.1080/23320885.2022.2062363

"Functional trapezius muscle reconstruction after resection of a desmoid tumor using an innervated gracilis free flap"

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2022 Aug 15;9(1):115-118. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2022.2062363. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Federico De Michele¹, Olindo Massarelli², Mara Franza¹, Vittorio Gebbia³, Salvatore D'Arpa^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
² UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo Facciale. Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Siena, Siena, Italy.
³ Dipartimento PROMISE, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Supervisor TDA Equipe, Private Practice, Palermo, Italy.
⁵ Program Director, Residency School in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, International University of Gorazde BH, Gorazde, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Abstract

Desmoid tumors are characterized by indolent growth, progressive invasion of surrounding tissues and a high rate of relapse. We present the case of a desmoid tumor rising from the trapezius of a young woman. Following resection, we performed a functional reconstruction using an innervated gracilis free flap.

Keywords: Innervated gracilis free flap; desmoid tumor; trapezius functional reconstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports