Chest wall reconstruction using a combined musculocutaneous anterolateral-anteromedial thigh flap

We present a massive 25 cm x 20 cm chest wall defect resulting from resection of recurrent cystosarcoma phyllodes of the breast along with six ribs exposing pleura. The chest wall was reconstructed with a Prolene mesh–methylmethacrylate cement sandwich while soft tissue reconstruction was carried ou...

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Main Authors: Pearlie W. W. Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Heng-Nung Koong, Bien-Keem Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699411