Breast reconstruction for locally advanced breast cancer previously submitted to mastectomy and an ipsilateral thoracoabdominal dermofat (ITADE) flap

Article type: Brief Report

Authors: da Costa Vieira, René Aloisio^{a; b; c;} | Ching, An Wan^d | de Oliveira-Junior, Idam^{a; b}

Affiliations: [a] Postgraduate Program in Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil | [b] Postgraduate Program in Tocogynecology, Botucatu School of Medicine, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil | [c] Muriaé Câncer Hospital, Muriaé, MG, Brazil | [d] Department of Plastic Surgery, University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: René Aloisio da Costa Vieira, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, Barretos – SP, CEP 14.784-400, Brazil. E-mail: reneacv@gmail.com

Abstract: Thoracoabdominal (TA) flaps are a good option for primary closure of small and medium defects after mastectomy for locally advanced breast tumours. Although they have a higher rate of necrosis than myocutaneous flaps, they can be easily performed by breast surgeons. Few studies on this procedure have been reported, and we have been unable to identify any prior publications reporting breast reconstruction with TA flaps.

Keywords: Breast cancer, surgical flaps, myocutaneous flaps, locally advanced tumors

DOI: 10.3233/BD-220057

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 229-232, 2023