title: The use of a preoperative pattern in chest wall reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap.
abstract: To use the entire muscle for breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap, the location of the skin ellipse on the back is planned with a cloth pattern. The technique as used in two patients is described and illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps