Versatility and Safety of Flap Coverage for Wide Excision of Cutaneous Melanomas
Cuono C, Ariyan S. Versatility and Safety of Flap Coverage for Wide Excision of Cutaneous Melanomas. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1985, 76: 281-284. PMID: 3895262, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198508000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlap repairWide excisionShorter hospital stayPostoperative flap necrosisIntransit metastasesHospital stayEarly mobilizationLocal recurrenceConsecutive seriesCutaneous melanomaFlap coverageFlap necrosisPrimary melanomaRetrospective analysisSkin graftsRhomboid flapContour defectsRhombic flapMelanomaExcisionFlapMonthsRepairPatientsRecurrence