SEROMA WITH FIBROUS CAPSULE FORMATION REQUIRING A SURGICAL RESECTION AFTER A MODIFIED RADICAL-MASTECTOMY - REPORT OF A CASE

Seroma formation is the most common complication of a modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer. Although various management or risk fac tors for seroma formation have been previously reported, little has be en published concerning seromas with fibrous capsule formation which u ltimately require a surgical resection. We herein present a case who d eveloped a seroma with a fibrous capsule after a modified radical mast ectomy for breast cancer, in spite of an uneventful intraoperative and postoperative course. The seroma was refractory to all conventional t reatments, and thus finally required a surgical resection.