Abstract
Skin cancer can develop in any region of the body ; thus, an aggressive approach is required regarding both resection and reconstruction. This report presents an interdisciplinary team approach for treating patients with complex advanced skin maligancy.
A series of eight patients with a cutaneous malignancy underwent free flap reconstruction. Three patients developed lesions on the scalp, three were on the face, one on the hand, and one on the lower extremity.
The lesions were resected with a sufficient margin, and reconstruction was carried out by a surgical team of dermatologists, plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, head and neck surgeons and orthopedic surgeons.
Each patient was offered additional treatment after surgery by the interdisciplinary team depending upon their individual needs. This interdisciplinary team approach provided the optimal treatment for these patients with complex advanced skin malignancy, because each specialist addressed a specific need of the patient.[Skin Cancer (Japan) 2009 ; 24 : 427-434]
