In all patients, a free TMG flap was performed to reconstruct the anterior axillary fold and the soft tissue defect. There

was no flap loss, and all three patients had a clearly improved appearance of the chest wall. In this article, we demonstrate our experience with the use of a TMG flap for chest wall reconstruction in male patients with Poland’s syndrome. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microsurgery, 2013. “
“The purpose of this study was to compare the initial conditions and treatment outcomes of patients with advanced stage IV oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) treated with or without free flap reconstruction FK228 clinical trial following ablative tumor resection. Two hundred forty-two pathological stage IV OSCC patients (without distant metastasis) treated by tumor ablation with free flap reconstruction (Group 1; n = 93) or without free flap reconstruction (Group 2; n = 149 treated with Proteasome inhibitor split-thickness skin grafts, primary closure of defects, secondary granulation of defects, and local or regional flaps) were recruited. We compared patient survival and cancer recurrence rates between these two groups. Group 1 had significantly more advanced tumor stage than group 2. Despite the unfavorably expected prognosis in group 1, both positive margin rate (17.2% in Group 1 versus 23.5% in Group 2, P = 0.213) and cancer recurrence rate (36.6% in Group

1 versus 38.3% in Group 2; P = 0.792) were not significantly different between the two groups. The 5-year disease-specific survival were also the same (51.4% in Group 1 versus 52.6% in Group 2; P = 0.493). Although cancer stages were more advanced

in patients requiring free flap reconstruction, patient survival, and cancer recurrence in the patients with free flap reconstruction were maintained as patients without free flap. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microsurgery, 2012. “
“Distally based sural fasciocutaneous flap is traditionally raised by the Amylase retrograde method. This article introduces the anterograde–retrograde method for harvest of the flap and describes our experience on altering the flap plan. A total of 159 flaps in 154 patients were elevated by the anterograde–retrograde approach that harvest of the flap began with exploring the peroneal artery perforators nearby the pivot point before the upper and bilateral edges of the flap were incised. Partial necrosis occurred in 16 (10.1%) flaps, and marginal necrosis developed in 10 flaps. Nine flaps were redesigned with adjusted pivot point and skin island. The anterograde–retrograde approach for harvest of the flap can accurately locate the perforator, readily adjust both the pivot point and skin island if necessary, and thus improve reliability of the flap. This approach is particularly applicable for elevation of the flap without preoperative localization of the perforators by means of the Doppler. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.