title: 'Extended deep inferior epigastric artery flaps' for reconstruction after excision of chondrosarcoma sternum.
abstract: We describe a case of chondrosarcoma of the sternum requiring wide full thickness chest wall excision thereby creating a difficult defect for reconstruction. A mesh was used for support and two extended deep inferior epigastric artery fasciocutaneous flaps were mobilised medially into the defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. drsharmark@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dhaliwal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D019074:Epigastric Arteries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*