Hemangioma of the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle, A Very Rare Chest Wall Tumor

Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is endemic in Mediterranean areas, South America, North Africa, Australia, and Iran. Although the liver and lung are the most common involved organs, but the other organs in human body also can be involved by hydatid cyst. Chest wall involvement by hydatid cyst is a rare condition, which may be misdiagnosed as chest wall tumor in the endemic areas. Herei...

Compartmentalization of the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle

This anatomical study provides a detailed description of the thoraco-dorsal artery, vein and nerve systems within the latissimus dorsi muscle. The nerve and vascular relationships in ten fresh cadaveric latissimus dorsi muscle specimens, were analysed. Radio-opaque material was injected into the thoraco-dorsal artery, while the thoraco-dorsal nerve and its main branches were dissected and label...

Scalp Reconstruction With Free Latissimus Dorsi Muscle

DESCRIPTION A 61-year-old man presents with invasive basal cell carcinoma of the scalp. Composite resection results in a 280-cm 2 scalp defect of the outer and inner table. Titanium mesh was used to reconstruct the calvarial defect, while reconstruction of the scalp wound was accomplished with a free latissimus dorsi (LD) flap plus split-thickness skin graft.

Intercostal hemangioma of the chest wall

The authors describe a case of a 36-year-old patient who had six months' pain of the thoracic spine and left chest. A soft slowly growing resistance was present on the dorso-lateral side of the left chest wall, in the range of the seventh to ninth rib. According to the medical history, the patient did not have any prior trauma and malignancy. A well-defined tumor of the left chest wall with cal...

Robotic Harvest of the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle for Breast Reconstruction