title: Reconstruction of a large chest wall defect with a musculocutaneous free flap using anterolateral thigh musculature.
abstract: Reconstruction of a large postmastectomy irradiated chest wall defect was accomplished with a large musculocutaneous free flap of anterolateral thigh musculature and skin. The vascular anatomy of the donor area allows a very substantial flap and skin island to be transferred, leaving a well-tolerated donor defect.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Press
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Colen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Golomb
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013903:Thoracic Surgery