title: Reconstruction of a large thoracoabdominal wall defect with a flow-through forearm flap and a latissimus dorsi-groin flap.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*