Chest wall mass after pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction

Abstract

The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap has become a widely used means for the reconstruction of defects derived from the surgical removal of head and neck neoplasms. The most common complications arising from immediate reconstruction with the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap include flap necrosis, fistula, infection, dehiscence, and hematoma. 1 , 2 Although the literature has focused primarily on the morbidity associated with the flap during the immediate postoperative period, little attention has been placed on the delayed postoperative complications of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. We present a report of a patient in whom a chest wall mass developed 4 months after tumor resection with immediate pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction.