Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Keywords
breast reconstruction, chest wall irregularity, scoliosis, pectus excavatum, polythelia, muscular anomalies
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/1073274817744461
Abstract
Mastectomies for both cancer resection and risk reduction are becoming more common. Existing chest wall irregularities are found in these women presenting for breast reconstruction after mastectomy and can pose reconstructive challenges. Women who desired breast reconstruction after mastectomy were evaluated preoperatively for existing chest wall irregularities. Case reports were selected to highlight common irregularities and methods for improving cosmetic outcome concurrently with breast reconstruction procedures. Muscular anomalies, pectus excavatum, scoliosis, polythelia case reports are discussed. Relevant data from the literature are presented. Chest wall irregularities are occasionally encountered in women who request breast reconstruction. Correction of these deformities is possible and safe during breast reconstruction and can lead to improved cosmetic outcome and patient satisfaction.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Cancer Control, v. 25, issue 1, p. 1-6
Scholar Commons Citation
Huber, Katherine M.; Zimmerman, Amanda; and Dayicioglu, Deniz, "Improvement in Existing Chest Wall Irregularities During Breast Reconstruction" (2018). Surgery Faculty Publications. 23.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sur_facpub/23
