Interdisciplinary Treatment for Cutaneous Abdominal Wall Metastasis from Cervical Cancer with Resection and Reconstruction of the Abdominal Wall Using Free Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap: A Case Report

Plastic surgery for giant metastatic endometrioid adenocarcinoma in the abdominal wall: A case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND

Endometrial cancer (EC) is a common gynecological malignancy, but metastasis to the abdominal wall is extremely rare. Therefore, an appropriate treatment approach for large metastatic lesions with infection remains a great challenge.

CASE SUMMARY

We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who developed abdominal metastasis of endometrioid adenocarcinoma, as defined by International Obstetrics and Gynecology stage II, in which the lesion was complicated by infection. A right hemicolectomy was performed for colon metastasis in relation to her initial gynecological cancer 3 years ago. When admitted to our department, a complete resection of the giant abdominal wall lesion was performed, and a Bard composite mesh was used to reconstruct the abdominal wall. A local flap was used to close the resultant large defect in the external covering of the abdomen. The patient underwent chemotherapy following cytoreductive surgery. Pathology revealed metastasis of EC, and molecular subtyping showed copy number high of TP53 mutation, implying a poor prognosis.

CONCLUSION

When EC patients develop giant abdominal wall metastasis, a plastic surgeon should be included before contemplating resection of tumors.

Plastic Surgery Reconstruction of Chronic/Non-Healing Wounds

In western countries, approximately 1 % of individuals are affected by chronic wounds during their lifetime. Due to changing demographics, this incidence will likely increase in the future. Additionally, the high prevalence is accompanied by substantial treatment expenditures. Therefore, it is of global interest to find effective treatment algorithms. In this article, we present up-to-date solutions for treating chronic / difficult to heal and complex wounds by means of plastic and reconstructive surgery. We outline the principles of chronic wounds and how to perform an appropriate diagnosis. Close cooperation and interdisciplinary exchange are important for optimizing treatment. We report the principles of wound debridement and the role of negative pressure wound therapy. Moreover, we discuss the state of the art of defect reconstruction by means of skin grafting, with or without acellular dermal matrices, local tissue transfers and free tissue transfers. In very complex cases, the local macrovascular blood flow is greatly reduced and there are few, if any, recipient vessels for free flap reconstruction. We discuss the role of arteriovenous loops to overcome this problem.

Treatment of cervical cancer metastatic to the abdominal wall with reconstruction using a composite myocutaneous flap: A case report

A 43-year-old woman treated with radical hysterectomy 1 year ago for cervical cancer presented with a suprapubic abdominal mass. A 15 cm necrotic mass from the abdominal wall along with 2 small bowel loops and the dome of the bladder were resected. The peritoneal defect was reconstructed with a pedicled anterolateral thigh and Vastus Lateralis muscle composite flap. Pathology showed invasive non-keratinizing moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, consistent with metastatic cervical cancer, involving urinary bladder, bowel and soft tissue. With advancement in reconstructive surgery, extensive resection with defect closure in properly selected cases of metastatic cervical cancer to the abdominal wall may be considered in an attempt at improving quality of life and overall survival.

Retrospective cohort study of combined approach for trunk reconstruction using arteriovenous loops and free flaps

Defect reconstruction of the trunk can be performed using microsurgical free flap transplantation. In cases of missing or inappropriate recipient vessels, microsurgical defect reconstruction of the trunk can be achieved by combining free flaps with arteriovenous loops. Here we present our 5-year experience of trunk reconstruction using AV loops and free flaps in a retrospective evaluation. We analyzed 32 cases of trunk reconstruction using a combined approach of free flap transplantation and arteriovenous loops between 2011 and 2016 regarding postoperative complications and perioperative course. Twenty-one patients suffered from sternal defects, 4 from presacral defects, 3 patients presented with lateral chest wall defects, 2 patients suffered from lumbosacral defects, 1 patient had a gluteal defect and 1 patient a defect at the clavicle. In all cases, free flap transplantation and arteriovenous loop creation were performed in a two-stage procedure. There were 8 thromboses of the arteriovenous loops with 4 flap failures. Only 1 flap loss was located in the sternal region, whereas one presacral flap and both lumbosacral flaps were lost. Reconstruction of large soft tissue defects of the trunk by a combined approach with an arteriovenous loop creation and consecutive free flap transplantation represents a reliable procedure in ventral and posterior cranial localization, whereas in the caudal posterior region, AV loop thrombosis can occur. Therefore, to minimize flap loss, a two-stage procedure should be performed.