Introduction: We present a difficult case of huge squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of lower lip that was successfully treated by intra-arterial infusion with methotrexate (MTX).
Presentation Of Case: This 42-year-old female patient present with a fungating lower lip SCC of approximately 10 × 5 cm in size. MTX 25 mg was infused continuously to each side of external carotid artery every 24 h using two portable pumps.
Introduction: Various management strategies have been reported for sternal wound care; however, they exhibit limited effectiveness or are associated with severe complications. Furthermore, it is difficult for the standard pectoralis major (PM) muscle advance flap to reach the lower third of the sternum. This article examines using the PM-rectus abdominis (RA) bipedicle muscle flap to treat lower-third deep sternal wound infection.
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