title: Extended pedicle rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for thigh reconstruction.
abstract: A rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap can provide a large amount of tissue for defect coverage. Rarely a flabby and redundant abdominal tissue was used as a huge extended flap. We report a case of recurrence malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thigh which was radically resected. The resultant massive defect was success reconstructed with an extended pedicle inferiorly based rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
authors.affiliation: Reconstructive Sciences Department, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Halim
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zulmi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013848:Thigh