the authors used a gracilis myocutaneous flap in 15 patients for primary reconstruction following surgical resection for failed radiotherapy of a primary carcinoma ( of the rectum in 6 , the cervix in 7 and the vulva in 2 ) and as a secondary procedure in 2 patients , 1 with an unhealed perineum 4 months after irradiation and extended abdominal resection for carcinoma of the rectum , and the other with extensive perineal necrosis following radiotherapy and chemotherapy .
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rectum
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carcinoma of the rectum