The role of plastic surgery in reconstruction after oncological surgery.
One in three people is affected by cancer in their lifetime. Surgical treatment commonly has the greatest impact on long-term survival, so a large proportion of patients undergo major oncological resection. This is the first in a symposium of four articles describing plastic surgical reconstruction after oncological resection.
ST6 Plastic Surgery in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH.
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Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen.
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