title: Coverage of a large soft-tissue defect of the chest with a free fillet forearm and hand flap.
abstract: The authors present a case in which a free circumferential fasciocutaneous flap from the forearm and hand, after radical tumor resection and forequarter amputation, was used successfully to cover the large soft-tissue defect on the chest wall.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Unit, Nikko Memorial Hospital, Muroran, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nohira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugihara
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*