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JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY
Volume 69, Issue 8, Pages 1080-1086Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.01.018
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Skin-sparing mastectomy; Salvage mastectomy; Latissimus dorsi flap; Breast-conserving therapy; Breast cancer
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Background: Local relapse after breast-conserving therapy including whole breast irradiation is typically treated by salvage mastectomy. Immediate reconstruction by pedicled transfer of a latissimus dorsi flap in combination with implantation of a definitive prosthesis or temporary tissue expander following skin sparing salvage mastectomy has been shown to be feasible. However, it has never been shown to be justifiable. Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the outcome of this procedure to the widely accepted secondary breast reconstruction by combined latissimus dorsi flap and implant after mastectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy. Methodology: The surgical outcome of 93 immediate latissimus dorsi and implant reconstructions after skin-sparing salvage mastectomy performed from 2007 to 2011 after radiotherapy was compared to that of 83 secondary reconstructions with the latissimus dorsi and an implant. The follow-up duration was 3.5 years in both groups. Complications were categorized as minor (conservative treatment sufficed) or major (flap loss, mammary skin loss, implant loss, seroma or haematoma indicating repeat surgery). Results: The salvage group scored significantly less on half of the patient-related and procedure-related risk factors. Nevertheless, we observed 27% of short-term major surgical complications and an ultimate success rate of 94% in the salvage group compared to those observed in our series of secondary reconstruction in post-radiation women (27% and 93%, respectively). Conclusion: Skin-sparing salvage mastectomy combined with immediate reconstruction by transfer of a latissimus dorsi flap with an implant is a justifiable reconstructive option for women with a recurrence after irradiation as part of breast-conserving therapy. (C) 2016 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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