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ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2025

A Rare Case of Primary Sarcoma Arising Within Free Muscle Transfer.

Anchal Jain, Bilal Rafique, Amer J Durrani, Ahid Abood

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Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Anchal JainDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2904-925X
Bilal RafiqueDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0001-5468-0182
Amer J DurraniDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6105-258X
Ahid AboodDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0009-4321-0976

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas are one of the rarest forms of cancer. We describe a unique case of a 35-year-old patient who sustained an open lower limb fracture requiring an intramedullary nail and free latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flap reconstruction. He had a complex postoperative course including osteomyelitis, a refracture, and chronic pain. Eleven years following the injury, he presented with pain and localized swelling around the flap. Histological analysis confirmed a rhabdomyosarcoma within the LD muscle and he underwent a transfemoral amputation. He is now in remission and walks on a prosthesis pain-free.

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flaplower limb traumareconstructionsarcomawound healing

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PMID40709009
PMCPMC12286675

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