title: Full-thickness chest wall reconstruction using autologous tissue grafts after resection of recurrent desmoid tumor.
abstract: We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with a recurrent desmoid tumor of the chest wall who successfully underwent a full-thickness chest wall resection as well as skeletal and soft tissue reconstruction. In chest wall reconstruction, we used various kinds of autologous tissue grafts, i.e. rib, fascia lata and the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. Judging from the reconstructed wall's strength, shape and flexibility, as well as wound healing, it is possible to conclude that this combined procedure is feasible because benefits of the procedure outweigh the disadvantage of additional operations for harvests.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimota
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazui
mesh_terms: D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D012272:Ribs / Q000637:transplantation*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome