Latissimus dorsi free flap reconstruction of a temporal defect following pediatric oncologic surgery: Case report + literature review

•Primary surgical management allows irradiation to be reserved for salvage purposes, except for advanced-stage RMS, incomplete resection, parameningeal localization and alveolar RMS, regardless of the quality of resection.•Improvement in microsurgical techniques give surgery a major place in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma therapeutic approach.•Plastic surgery for reconstruction of cervicofacial lesions in children offers a major advantage of allowing better socio-psychological integration and should be considered whenever is possible.