THE BREAST – SHARING RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY AND VASCULAR ANATOMY OF THE BREAST’S FLAT

Mạnh Ninh Hoàng

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Patients with breast cancer after a mastectomy can have their breasts reconstructed with implants or autologous flaps. One of the autologous flaps used is the contralateral breast flap (breast sharing technique). This technique is often performed in women with residual breast enlargement. The contralateral breast flap is transferred based on the anatomy of the vascular pedicles. In most reports, the authors used flaps with the internal mammary artery perforators. However, the blood vessels supplying the breast flaps have many variations. Imaging examination is required to determine the vascularity of the transfer flap before surgery. Breast sharing technique is often used in cases where patients have hypertophic breasts. It is not recommended for patients with breast cancer gene mutations due to the high risk of cancer in the contralateral breast.

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