title: "You reap what you sow"--a case of heterotopic ossification within a fasciocutaneous radial forearm free flap reconstruction.
abstract: Heterotopic ossification is the formation of new bone outside of the skeleton. We describe a previously unreported case of heterotopic ossification occurring within a fasciocutaneous radial forearm free flap for reconstruction following tongue squamous cell carcinoma resection. Although this is a benign condition, it is important to consider and exclude a neoplastic recurrence.
authors: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. sgangidi@nhs.net
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Gangidi
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Courtney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*