Muscle sparing latissimus dorsi flap for reconstruction of a large chemo-necrosis of the chest wall: A case report.

Background: Extravasation of chemotherapeutic agents is a common complication in cancer centers. In severe cases involving large tissue necrosis, surgery may be needed to resect necrotic tissues and to cover the exposed areas.

Clinical Case Description: A 71 years old women was referred to our unit two month after extravasation of epirubicin from an implanted port-a-cath with a large chemonecrosis of the anterior chest wall.

Innovative adaptation of the "spare tissues concept" applied for olecranon coverage of a severe burn patient: A case report.

Background: The management of bone exposure in patients with extensive burns could be a challenge due to the lack of healthy tissue. In such cases, it could be interesting to use any still healthy tissue initially destined for amputation and use it to cover up another site. We present the case of a sever burn patient for whom we used the only healthy palmar hand skin to cover an olecranon exposure.