title: Fat necrosis below musculocutaneous flap mimicking carcinoma of breast.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roisman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manny
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Libson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wygoda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Durst
mesh_terms: 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