Transverse cervical artery perforator propeller flap for reconstruction of supraclavicular defects.
Propeller perforator flaps supplied by branches from the transverse cervical artery allow transport of skin from the back region to supraclavicular defects. This article describes a soft tissue defect following resection of melanoma metastasis that was successfully reconstructed using a propeller flap based on a perforator originating from the anterior part of the cranial trapezius muscle. This technique should be considered as an alternative to commonly used muscle or myocutanous flaps in selected cases.
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Erlangen Medical Center, Krankenhausstrasse 12, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany. ulrich.kneser@uk-erlangen.de
Ulrich
U
Kneser
Justus P
JP
Beier
Adrian
A
Dragu
Andreas
A
Arkudas
Raymund E
RE
Horch
D002968:Clavicle; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology