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Figures 5A- B: Surgical planning for the dog in Figures 1 and 3. Excision of the mass with a 3cm lateral margin is planned with an ipsilateral caudal superficial epigastric axial pattern flap planned for closure.
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craniolateral stifle. The tumour is to be removed with a 3-cm lateral margin and a deep fascial plane. Manipulation of the skin after planned margins of excision are drawn on suggest that primary closure will be possible. The dog’s inguinal region and lateral abdominal wall have been prepared for an inguinal fold flap in case primary closure can’t be achieved.
Figure 7A-D:
Removal of a tumour of
the lateral crus with a 2-cm lateral margin and a deep fascial plane. The proximal and distal parts of the wound have been closed primarily by undermining, but there is insufficient skin in the centre of the defect to close without tension or causing a tourniquet effect
Figure 5C: The mass has been excised with 3cm lateral margins and a deep margin that includes the full length of the rectus femoris muscle
and the cranial part of the biceps femoris muscle. Figure 5D: Closure of the defect using the ipsilateral caudal superficial epigastric axial pattern flap.
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Figure 6 A-B:
An ulcerated soft tissue sarcoma over the
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