Forequarter amputation with fasciocutaneous deltoid flap reconstruction for malignant tumors of the upper extremity

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 298-302

  Volpe, Carmine M ^a,b   Peterson, Steven ^a   Doerr, Ralph J ^a   Karakousis, Constantine P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Deltoid flap; Forequarter amputation; Reconstructive oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLA; DERMATOFIBROMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARM; AXILLA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0031158810     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02303578     Document Type: Article

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