title: [Resection of malignant fibrous histiocytoma through a combined thoracic and abdominal wall approach].
abstract: We report a case of resection of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) via combined thoracic and abdominal wall incision reconstructed using GORE DUALMESH. A 60-year-old woman underwent resection of a left lower chest wall tumor. Since the tumor infiltrated into the diaphragm, a part of the left diaphragm and left upper abdominal wall were resected together. The left chest was closed by suturing the diaphragm to the ribs. The resected area of the thoracic and abdominal wall was 12×12 cm and was reconstructed with GORE DUALMESH. She received adjuvant radiotherapy as the tumor cells were detected in the surgical margin of the diaphragm. The patient has remained well without signs of recurrence for 10 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kagoshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kariatsumari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakasegawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitajima
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D013905:Thoracoplasty