High-dose-rate Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost with a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Myxofibrosarcoma of the Arm
Lane J, Pomahac B, Raut C, Baldini E, Devlin P. High-dose-rate Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost with a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Myxofibrosarcoma of the Arm. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2014, 2: e229. PMID: 25426346, PMCID: PMC4236374, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flapLatissimus dorsi myocutaneous flapMyocutaneous flapPreoperative external beam radiationRate interstitial brachytherapy boostGy of brachytherapyPostoperative day 58Evidence of recurrencePostoperative day 7External beam radiationInterstitial brachytherapy boostFinal pathologySurgical debridementBrachytherapy boostRadical resectionFat necrosisMedial armSurgical bedNeurovascular structuresDay 7Brachytherapy cathetersMyxofibrosarcomaGood functionDay 58Flap