title: Breast conserving surgery using the round block technique combined with partial reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi flap.
abstract: The round block technique (RBT) is one of the frequently used volume displacement procedures in oncoplastic breast surgery. We report a useful technique which combines RBT with immediate partial breast reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi flap (LD flap) for breast-conserving surgery (BCS). A wide oval periareolar wound allows both resection of a large amount of a breast tissue and reconstructive procedures using the LD flap, which ultimately results in a minimal periareolar scar and a good cosmetic result. This combined technique may provide BCS with increasing indications and better cosmesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Nakagami Hospital, 6-25-5 Chibana, Okinawa-City, Okinawa, Japan. hisamitu@nakagami.or.jp
authors.forename: Hisamitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zaha
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onomura
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps