On-Line Rounds:
Interactive Case Presentation #1
This site is designed to be a forum for discussion of interesting and complex plastic and reconstructive surgery cases. This page contains the patient history of the current case; at the bottom of this page you will find a link to a discussion of the case, as well as links to the interactive forms which should be used to present comments on the case. Questions about the format and potential case submissions should be directed to webmaster@i-med.com.
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The patient presented, following mastectomy and irradiation for locally advanced breast cancer, developed full-thickness chest wall necrosis complicated with infection which required radical resection exposing heart, right lung and diaphragm.
The following are views post-debridement:
