title: Split-thickness skin grafting in oncologic surgery of the limb--a case report.
abstract: Large excision of tumor soft tissues is often complicated by infections, seriously undermined blood supply and venous drainage, tendon exposure, functional impairment. We report the case of a 67 years old woman admitted for a sarcoma of the right forearm occurring 14 years after a modified radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for carcinoma of the right breast. A wide excision of the lesion and split-thickness skin graft was performed with uneventful recovery and satisfactory healing of the graft tissue and functional aspect of the arm. In the last few decades, there has been a search for solutions in tissue repair without need for auto grafts, such as biological substitutes that could repair or improve the function of tissue. In case none of these products are available, auto graft is a good choice and it may be commonly used in the surgical treatment of postoperative soft tissues defects after oncologic surgery.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Diaconu
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Timofte
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Dănilă
authors: Lidia
authors: L
authors: Ionescu
authors: Roxana Maria
authors: RM
authors: Livadariu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome