title: [A case of breast reconstruction with a rectus abdominis musculocutaneus flap following re-lumpectomy for local recurrence of breast cancer after breast conserving therapy].
abstract: A 42-year-old woman underwent breast conserving operation with irradiation for Stage I (T1 N0 M0) breast cancer at the 12 o'clock axis of her right breast. At six years after surgery, a solitary local recurrent tumor (1.2 cm in diameter) was found at the 2 o'clock axis of her right breast. No metastases were found at other sites. By the desire of the patient to conserve her breast, we performed re-lumpectomy with surgical margin (2 cm) and reconstructed with a rectus abdominis musculocutaneus flap to fill the large defect of breast tissue. One year and 5 months after surgery, the patient was doing well without recurrence, and was satisfied with the cosmetic effect.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakahira
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013524:Surgical Flaps