title: Immediate reconstruction using thoracodorsal adipofascial flap after partial mastectomy.
abstract: BCT (breast conserving therapy) has become a standard strategy for breast cancer and ensures local control and acceptable cosmetic results. However, an insufficient resection margin may increase local recurrence if too much attention is paid to cosmesis. Here, we describe a simple technique for reconstruction of the defect on the outer upper part of the breast with early breast cancer using thoracodorsal adipofascial flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan. ykijima@m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kijima
authors.forename: Heiji
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshinaka
authors.forename: Yawara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funasako
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Munetsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Sumiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishigami
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natsugoe