title: Immediate TRAM flap breast reconstruction in an obese patient with relapsing benign phyllodes tumor: report of a case.
abstract: The authors present a case of relapsing benign phyllodes cystosarcoma of the breast in an obese female treated with a simple mastectomy and an immediate reconstruction using a bipedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap. After a brief review of treatment options for phyllodes tumors, they discuss the advantages of TRAM flap breast reconstruction, suggesting that it may also be applied in obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giudiceandrea
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cervelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cervelli
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence