Fat necrosis below musculocutaneous flap mimicking carcinoma of breast.
The increasing rate of breast reconstruction after modified radical mastectomy has led to the adoption of several techniques including transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. Although the method creates a life-like breast both in texture and appearance, among other complications resulting from this operation, fat necrosis mimicking carcinoma on mammography clearly is common. We focus on the case history of 1 patient and detail our findings.
Roisman
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Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Barak
V
V
Manny
J
J
Libson
E
E
Wygoda
M
M
Neuman
A
A
Sherman
Y
Y
Durst
A L
AL
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps