Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction
Anterior chest wall giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is a rare skin malignancy that requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This case report demonstrates the challenges of anterior chest wall GBCC reconstruction for the purpose of palliative therapy in a 72-year-old female. Surgical resect...
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| description | Anterior chest wall giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is a rare skin malignancy that requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This case report demonstrates the challenges of anterior chest wall GBCC reconstruction for the purpose of palliative therapy in a 72-year-old female. Surgical resection of the lesion included the manubrium and upper four ribs. The defect was closed with bilateral pectoral advancement flaps, FlexHD, and pedicled VRAM. The palliative nature of this case made hybrid reconstruction more appropriate than rigid sternal reconstruction. In advanced metastatic cancers, the ultimate goals should be to avoid risk for infection and provide adequate coverage for the defect. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2024e1c23c78459882019305d21056432025-02-03T06:08:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142016-01-01201610.1155/2016/50678175067817Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative ReconstructionPauline Joy F. Santos0Christina Prendergast1Amber Leis2Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USADepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USADepartment of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USAAnterior chest wall giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is a rare skin malignancy that requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This case report demonstrates the challenges of anterior chest wall GBCC reconstruction for the purpose of palliative therapy in a 72-year-old female. Surgical resection of the lesion included the manubrium and upper four ribs. The defect was closed with bilateral pectoral advancement flaps, FlexHD, and pedicled VRAM. The palliative nature of this case made hybrid reconstruction more appropriate than rigid sternal reconstruction. In advanced metastatic cancers, the ultimate goals should be to avoid risk for infection and provide adequate coverage for the defect.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5067817 |
| spellingShingle | Pauline Joy F. Santos Christina Prendergast Amber Leis Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction |
| title_full | Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction |
| title_fullStr | Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction |
| title_short | Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction |
| title_sort | giant anterior chest wall basal cell carcinoma an approach to palliative reconstruction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5067817 |
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