J Korean Surg Soc.  2007 Sep;73(3):216-220.

Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Local Recurrence after Skin-sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Surgery, Daejeon Hankook Hospital, Korea.
  • 2Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. jhyoon@jnu.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE: For those women with breast cancer who require mastectomy for surgical treatment, consideration should be given to optimize the cosmetic outcome. Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) is being used more frequently to treat many of these patients. Skin-sparing mastectomy can maximize breast skin preservation and facilitate immediate reconstruction, and so result in an excellent cosmetic appearance. The aim of this study was to access the local recurrence rate of breast cancer after SSM.
METHODS
A retrospective review was conducted of 53 patients who underwent skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction between January 1996 and February 2006. Immediate reconstruction was achieved via the TRAM flap or latissimus dorsi flap or artificial bag. The mean follow-up time was 34.6 months (range: 7~142 months).
RESULTS
Local recurrence occurred in 1 (2.1%) of 53 patients. The time to local recurrence was 44 months. The patient with local recurrence was well controlled by wide excision and postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The patient with local recurrence is still free of disease. Distant metastasis occurred in 7 (14.9%) of 53 patients. Of the 7 patients with distant metastasis, 1 patient was died from brain involvement.
CONCLUSION
The risk of local recurrence after skin-sparing mastrectomy was not different from that of conventional mastectomy. Local recurrence was effectively managed with surgical excision of the involved tissues and then administering chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Keyword

Breast cancer; Skin-sparing mastectomy; Local recurrence

MeSH Terms

Brain
Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Drug Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mastectomy*
Neoplasm Metastasis
Radiotherapy
Recurrence*
Retrospective Studies
Skin
Superficial Back Muscles
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