title: [Role of cutaneous thoraco-abdominal flap in the surgical treatment of advanced stage breast tumors].
abstract: Chest wall reconstruction following extensive resection due to advanced breast cancer or radionecrosis still represents a challenge for both oncologic and reconstructive surgeons. A multitude of techniques including pedicle muscle transposition, free muscle flaps and omental flaps have always been considered, despite the morbidity of donor site. The authors describe a new cutaneous thoraco-abdominal flap to cover full thickness defects up to 600 cm2. 16 patients underwent chest wall reconstruction with the aforementioned technique. No major complications occurred. This technique proved to be a very good options to cover large chest wall defects in patients with advanced or recurred breast cancer or radionecrosis.
authors.affiliation: Università Campus Bio-Medico, Roma.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Persichetti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tenna
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fortunato
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vitelli
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013524:Surgical Flaps