P. Benmeir et al., MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA OF UPPER-LIMB BY EXCISION OF TUMOR, FREE RECTUS-ABDOMINIS MUSCLE TRANSFER AND BRACHYTHERAPY, European journal of plastic surgery, 17(1), 1994, pp. 36-37
A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the left forearm is descri
bed. The clinicopathological findings are reviewed and the salvage tre
atment, which included excision and immediate reconstruction with a fr
ee rectus abdominis muscle flap followed by brachytherapy is reported.
The literature is reviewed and the advantages of this particular trea
tment are emphasized.