Repair of Breast Defect by Transfer of a Contralateral Internal Mammary Artery Perforator Flap

Qingfeng Yang; Zankai Wu; Xue Zhang; Juan Feng; Hengqiang Zhao; Lingxia Liao; Le Cui; Yiping Gong

doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000004014

Repair of Breast Defect by Transfer of a Contralateral Internal Mammary Artery Perforator Flap

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Jan 12;10(1):e4014. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004014. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Qingfeng Yang¹, Zankai Wu¹, Xue Zhang¹, Juan Feng¹, Hengqiang Zhao¹, Lingxia Liao¹, Le Cui¹, Yiping Gong¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Breast Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

Abstract

This is a case report of a patient with a borderline phyllodes tumor in the left breast. Seventeen months after the resection of the phyllodes tumor from the patient's left breast, the tumor occurred again 5 months ago in the surgical region. A large defect was generated after the extended resection of the left breast mass, and it was repaired with a contralateral internal mammary artery perforator flap. After the operation, bilateral breast symmetry was good, and the patient was satisfied with the shape of the breast. Postoperative follow-up was performed for 15 months, and no local recurrence was observed.

Publication types

Case Reports