Reconstruction Of Anterior Thoracic Defect Following Massive Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberance (DFSP) Excision: Case Study

Abstract

Background: Resection of truncal tumors have resulted in large skin defects especially in DFSP reconstruction. Thoracoabdominal perforators provide opportunity to harvest suitable flaps with minimal donor site morbidity. Superiorly based Transposition flap is a proper flap to solve large anterior thoracic skin defect challenge. Case Presentation: A woman with superficially extended DFSP underwent wide local resection. The resulted defect was too big to reconstruct with simple solutions. At last, 2 superiorly based transposition thoracoabdominal flaps from both anterolateral sides of trunk filled the defect. Conclusion:Transposition thoracoabdominal flap is a good reconstructive option in covering large anterior truncal defect and can be done bilaterally.