MAMMOGRAPHICALLY DETECTED RECURRENT NONPALPABLE CARCINOMA DEVELOPING IN A TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINUS MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
MUND DF WOLFSON P GORCZYCA DP FU YS LOVE SM BASSETT LW
Citation
Df. Mund et al., MAMMOGRAPHICALLY DETECTED RECURRENT NONPALPABLE CARCINOMA DEVELOPING IN A TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINUS MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP - A CASE-REPORT, Cancer, 74(10), 1994, pp. 2804-2807
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
Cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
0008543X
Volume
74
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2804 - 2807
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-543X(1994)74:10<2804:MDRNCD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Background. Breast reconstruction is performed with increasing frequen cy and has become important in the treatment of mastectomy patients. M ethods. The development of recurrent carcinoma after a mastectomy and transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedure is desc ribed. Results. The lesion was nonpalpable and was detected by mammogr aphy. Conclusion. This case raises questions about the practice of not performing postreconstruction mammography for detection of local recu rrence after mastectomy.