Giudiceandrea F, Grimaldi M, Cervelli G, Cervelli V
Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 1997 Jul-Aug;1(4):95-9.
The authors present a case of relapsing benign phyllodes cystosarcoma of the breast in an obese female treated with a simple mastectomy and an immediate reconstruction using a bipedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap. After a brief review of treatment options for phyllodes tumors, they discuss the advantages of TRAM flap breast reconstruction, suggesting that it may also be applied in obese patients.
