[A case of breast reconstruction with a rectus abdominis musculocutaneus flap following re-lumpectomy for local recurrence of breast cancer after breast conserving therapy].
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.
Nakahira
Shin
S
Dept. of Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital.
Nomura
Takashi
T
Adachi
Shinichi
S
Amano
Kouji
K
Morita
Shunji
S
Hiraoka
Nobuaki
N
Morimoto
Takashi
T
Tanaka
Toshikazu
T
Shibata
Nobuhiro
N
Takeda
Masashi
M
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