Recurrent cystosarcoma phylloides of breast: extensive full-thickness excision of chest wall with immediate repair using steel mesh and a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap.
The case of a young woman with a massive recurrent cystosarcoma phylloides of the breast is presented in whom a full thickness excision of the chest wall was carried out en bloc together with four ribs. The large full-thickness defect of the chest wall was reconstructed with stainless steel mesh and covered by a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. The management of post-operative paradoxical movement is also described.
D000293:Adolescent; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps