Axillary lymph node recurrence in patients with breast cancer who underwent breast reconstruction using a latissimus dorsi flap after mastectomy

• DOI: 10.3892/mco.2021.2211
• Publication Date: 2021-01-19T16:36:27Z
• Authors: Goshi Oda; Tsuyoshi Nakagawa; Noriko Uemura; Hiroki Mori; Mio Mori; Tomoyuki Fujioka; Iichiroh Onishi; Hiroyuki Uetake
• Keywords: Axilla

At our institution (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Hospital), latissimus dorsi flap (LD flap) reconstruction without a prosthetic implant is popular surgical strategy following total mastectomy in patients with breast cancer. The LD flap, especially the extended usually rotated anteriorly through axilla. However, if future additional surgery required for axillary recurrence after reconstruction, interferes visual field, making procedure more difficult. Because cases of lymph node alone are rare, to best knowledge, no paper has reported detail on technique course reconstruction. present study describes two successful dissection sacrificing cancer A brief analysis immediate an performed at also reported.