Latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap grafting to the infected recipient site in a patient with irradiated locally advanced breast cancer and multiple lung metastases

Abstract Background Musculocutaneous (MC) flaps are more resistant to infection than implants, but no clinical results have been reported so far about the grafting of MC flap to the overtly infected sites. Case presentation A 66-year-old woman had received radiotherapy, a total dose of 50 Gy, to her...

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Main Authors: Yuki Ishii, Hitomi Matsuki, Nozomi Uozumi, Shoji Oura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2023-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01711-x
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