[Retracted] Treatment of Large and Complicated Scalp Defects with Free Flap Transfer

Figure 1

An anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap was adopted to reconstruct the complicated scalp defects of a 62-year-old female patient. (a) The lesion was located at right lateral occipital region. (b) A radical excision of the lesion, skull bone, and relevant lymph nodes was performed with a titanium mesh implanted. (c) An ALT flap was harvested with part of quadriceps to fill the dead space. (d) The postoperative image of the patient. (e) The patient received radiotherapy and the flap maintained scalp contour at 12-month follow-up.