A central element of modern sarcoma therapy is complete surgical tumor resection with an
adequate safety margin, embedded in an interdisciplinary multimodal therapy concept …

Background Reconstructive surgery is often required following lower extremity soft tissue
sarcoma resection. The relationship between the method of plastic surgery reconstruction …

Background: The development of microsurgical techniques has enabled reconstructive
versatility in various clinical scenarios. Supermicrosurgery is an advanced microsurgical …

Background: Many flaps have been described for reconstruction of lower extremity defects,
including, Latissimus Dorsi, Rectus abdominis, Anterolateral thigh perforator flaps, each …

Background: Adjuvant radiation therapy following vertebrectomy is a major risk factor for
local wound complications such as dehiscence, infection, and skin necrosis. In selected …

Background Soft tissue reconstruction of the thigh defects can usually be achieved with local
options. Free tissue transfer may be indicated in very large defects with exposed vital …

Purpose Pedicle or free-flap reconstruction is important in surgical sarcoma management.
Free flaps are indicated only when pedicle flaps are considered inadequate; however, they …

Sharma: Professor Chakkiri Balakrishnan and head on 16th December 1957. Later, more
posts were created including the lecturer and reader in plastic surgery, a dental surgeon, a …

Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a heterogeneous entity comprising only 1% of all adult cancers
that has received considerable attention since it was initially described after the 1st century …

University of Groningen The role of reconstructive surgery in the treatment of soft tissue
sarcomas Slump, Jelena Page 1 University of Groningen The role of reconstructive surgery in …