Unusual Late Complication of Latissimus Dorsi Free Flap Donor Site: Elastofibroma Dorsi

Unusual Late Complication of Latissimus Dorsi Free Flap Donor Site: Elastofibroma Dorsi

In existing literature about elastofibroma dorsi (ED), no cases reported ED arising after latissimus dorsi flap harvest. Concretely, we present a patient who developed an ED at latissimus dorsi free flap donor site 10 years after harvesting. After our research, we found the occurrence of ED after th...

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Published in:Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open Vol. 10; no. 2; p. e4090
Main Authors: Cavadas, Pedro C., Almoguera-Martinez, Alejandro, Idriss, Hassan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 04-02-2022
Wolters Kluwer
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Case Report
Reconstructive
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Summary:In existing literature about elastofibroma dorsi (ED), no cases reported ED arising after latissimus dorsi flap harvest. Concretely, we present a patient who developed an ED at latissimus dorsi free flap donor site 10 years after harvesting. After our research, we found the occurrence of ED after thoracotomy surgery, stressing the importance of previous local trauma. Latissimus dorsi flap harvest is also a local traumatic episode, although its association with ED has not been previously reported. Thus, ED should be considered in the differential diagnosis of deep soft tissue lumps after latissimus dorsi harvest.
ISSN:2169-7574
2169-7574
DOI:10.1097/GOX.0000000000004090