Full-thickness chest wall reconstruction using autologous tissue grafts after resection of recurrent desmoid tumor.
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.
Asai
Katsuyuki
K
First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Suzuki
Kazuya
K
Shimota
Hiroshi
H
Ito
Yasushi
Y
Asano
Kazutoshi
K
Kazui
Teruhisa
T
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