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Material and Method: Patients who underwent SSM with immediate reconstruction by the authors at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok Thailand between May 2007 and January 2011 were studied. The immediate reconstruction was performed with transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous fl aps or latissimus dorsi fl aps. Postoperative early and late complications as well as local recurrence were studied to examine the oncologic safety and esthetic outcome.
Results: Fourteen patients were enrolled into the present study. The age ranged from 33 to 59 years (mean 47 years). The follow up time ranged from six to 50 months (mean 26.5 months). Postoperative complications included wound infection in one patient (7%), seroma at donor site of latissimus dorsi fl aps in two patients (40%) and fat necrosis in fi ve patients (55%). There was no skin fl ap necrosis, no hematoma, no arm numbness, no wound dehiscense, no abdominal wall hernia, and no lymphedema of the arm. No local recurrence was detected.
Conclusion: This preliminary report shows that skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction is a good alternative in management of early breast cancer. There was no serious postoperative complication. The esthetic result was acceptable. No local recurrence was observed. Long-term follow up with more patients are required to confi rm its applicability in early breast cancer patients.
Keywords: Skin sparing mastectomy, Immediate reconstruction, Early breast carcinoma