Immediate breast reconstruction with a saline implant and AlloDerm, following removal of a Phyllodes tumor

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Case Report

Shirley A Crenshaw¹  Jeffery K Chapman²  Michael D Roller³ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, CO, USA;Northern Colorado Plastic Surgery, 80524, Fort Collins, CO, USA;Northern Colorado Surgical Associates, 80528, Fort Collins, CO, USA;

关键词: Breast Reconstruction;    Latissimus Dorsi;    Tumor Removal;    Left Breast;    Phyllode Tumor;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-9-34

 received in 2010-10-04, accepted in 2011-03-21,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPhyllodes tumors are uncommon tumors of the breast that exhibit aggressive growth. While surgical management of the tumor has been reported, a single surgical approach with immediate breast reconstruction using AlloDerm has not been reported.Case presentationA 22-year-old woman presented with a 4 cm mass in the left breast upon initial examination. Although the initial needle biopsy report indicated a fibroadenoma, the final pathologic report revealed a 6.5 cm × 6.4 cm × 6.4 cm benign phyllodes tumor ex vivo. Treatment was a simple nipple-sparing mastectomy coupled with immediate breast reconstruction. After the mastectomy, a subpectoral pocket was created for a saline implant and AlloDerm was stitched to the pectoralis and serratus muscle in the lower-pole of the breast.ConclusionsSaline implant with AlloDerm can be used for immediate breast reconstruction post-mastectomy for treatment of a phyllodes tumor.

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