Chest wall reconstruction after resection of recurrent breast tumours.
A series of 13 chest wall resections for recurrent breast tumours are reported, the defects being closed by synthetic prostheses. In nine patients the prostheses were covered by a latissimus dorsi flap, while in the last eight patients a rigid 'shield' prosthesis of methyl methacrylate was used, and a stable chest obtained. Mechanical ventilation for more than 24 h was not required in those patients in whom a shield was used.
Nash
A G
AG
Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey.
Tuson
J R
JR
Andrews
S M
SM
Stacey-Clear
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001843:Bone Cements; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology
D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate