Surgical therapy of chest wall infiltrating local recurrence of breast carcinoma
Eggeling, S.; Böttger, J.; Gellert, K.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 123(Suppl 5): 119-121
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 10063593 Document Number: 490118
Chest wall resection and--reconstruction for malignant tumors have to fulfill oncological, functional and cosmetic demands. We report on 19 operated patients with chest wall recurrence or metastasis from breast cancer. Resection included excision of the thoracic shield (n = 14), additional partial resection of breast bone (n = 5) and of clavicle (n = 1). Chest wall stability was achieved by PTFE-patches and lyophilized bone, soft tissue reconstruction was performed by myocutaneous flaps. Resection rate was 95%, morbidity rate was 23%, we saw no in-hospital deaths. 1-year-survival was 95%.