title: Rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap in reconstruction for advanced male breast cancer: case report.
abstract: A case of advanced male breast cancer which masqueraded as recurrent abscess of the right breast is presented to highlight the role of contra-lateral rectus abdominis pedicled myocutaneous flap in providing adequate skin and soft tissue cover in male breast reconstruction. This was carried out for this patient following a modified radical mastectomy for stage III (T2b, N2, M0) intraductal carcinoma of the breast. The patient has remained well without clinical features of distant metastasis at a follow up period of two years despite periodic excision of locally recurrent cancer nodules from the affected breast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Plateau State, Jos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Igun
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D012008:Recurrence; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome