Rhomboid flap: An option to medial canthal reconstruction

Journal Title: Nasza Dermatologia Online - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 3

Abstract

Medial canthal defects after wide local excision of basal cell carcinoma can range from small to medium size which can be reconstructed by using full thickness skin-grafts or defect local flaps. This report describes the case of 51-year-old woman with a medial canthal tumor. The large defect after of excision was successfully reconstructed with local rhomboid flap. The result cosmetic was highly satisfactory. Local rhomboid flap reconstruction is a safe, rapid and practical technique for skin defects in the canthal medial region after tumor excisions.

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Rafael Corredor-Osorio

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  • EP ID EP286965
  • DOI 10.7241/ourd.20173.94
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Rafael Corredor-Osorio (2017). Rhomboid flap: An option to medial canthal reconstruction. Nasza Dermatologia Online, 8(3), 329-332. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-286965