High-dose-rate Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost with a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Myxofibrosarcoma of the Arm

High-dose-rate Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost with a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Myxofibrosarcoma of the Arm

Summary: A 71-year-old man was found to have a 7.4 × 2.9 × 7.0 cm myxofibrosarcoma of the right medial arm close to neurovascular structures. He received 50 Gray (Gy) of preoperative external beam radiation. Radical resection resulted in a 15 × 10 cm defect. Nine brachytherapy catheters were placed,...

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Main Authors: Jordan D. Lane, BS, Bohdan Pomahac, MD, Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc, Elizabeth H. Baldini, MD, MPH, Phillip M. Devlin, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/10000/Article.15.aspx

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