Forequarter Amputation, Thoracic Resection, and Reconstruction on Giant Ulcer Due to Locally Advanced Oncological Disease.

Elena García-Vilariño Enrique Salmerón-González Alberto Pérez-García Alberto Ruiz-Cases Eloy Condiño-Brito Alberto Sánchez-García

Plast Surg Nurs

Elena García-Vilariño, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Enrique Salmerón-González, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Alberto Pérez-García, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Alberto Ruiz-Cases, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Eloy Condiño-Brito, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Alberto Sánchez-García, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.

Published: January 2019

We present the case of a 67-year-old man suffering from a squamous cell carcinoma with extensive thoracic locoregional affection measuring 28 cm. After being considered inoperable at another center, he underwent an aggressive tumor resection and coverage with a free latissimus dorsi flap as a palliative reconstructive procedure that allowed for a considerable improvement of his quality of life.

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