Abstract:We herein report a case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in a pectoralis major musculocutaneous (PMMC) flap used for reconstruction after the resection of tongue cancer. A 54-year-old woman underwent resection of tongue SCC, right modified radical neck dissection, and reconstruction with a forearm flap in 2010. Soon after the surgery, another reconstruction was performed with a PMMC flap owing to necrosis of the forearm flap. She was making steady progress, but SCC was found in the center of PMMC flap,… Show more
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