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Rectus Abdominis Muscle Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Causing a Large Abdominal Wall Defect : Reconstruction with Biological Mesh
Joint Authors
Villias, Constantinos
Goudeli, Christina
Vlachos, Konstantinos
Mathioulakis, Stavros
Falidas, Evangelos
Gourgiotis, Stavros
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a common soft tissue sarcoma usually involving limbs and retroperitoneum.
MFH of the rectus abdominis muscle is extremely rare.
Surgery in similar cases leads to large abdominal wall defects needing reconstruction.
Biological and synthetic laminar absorbable prostheses are available for the repair of hernia defects in the abdominal wall.
They share the important feature of being gradually degraded in the host, resulting the formation of a neotissue.
We herein report the case of an 84-year-old man with MFH of the rectus abdominis muscle which was resected and the large abdominal wall defect was successfully repaired with a biological mesh.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Falidas, Evangelos& Gourgiotis, Stavros& Goudeli, Christina& Mathioulakis, Stavros& Vlachos, Konstantinos& Villias, Constantinos. 2014. Rectus Abdominis Muscle Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Causing a Large Abdominal Wall Defect : Reconstruction with Biological Mesh. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Falidas, Evangelos…[et al.]. Rectus Abdominis Muscle Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Causing a Large Abdominal Wall Defect : Reconstruction with Biological Mesh. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Falidas, Evangelos& Gourgiotis, Stavros& Goudeli, Christina& Mathioulakis, Stavros& Vlachos, Konstantinos& Villias, Constantinos. Rectus Abdominis Muscle Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Causing a Large Abdominal Wall Defect : Reconstruction with Biological Mesh. Case Reports in Surgery. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493481
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493481