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Salvage mastectomy after failed breast-conserving therapy for carcinoma of the breast
L C Barr1, A M Brunt, R H Phillips
1Department of Surgery, Westminster Hospital, London.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
|March 1, 1991
Abstract:
The indications, technique and complications of salvage mastectomy in 25 patients with local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy for carcinoma of the breast have been reviewed. Two patients required myocutaneous flaps to repair the defect, and six patients (24%) suffered wound infection or breakdown. Subsequent local relapse occurred in a total of five patients, two of whom died with uncontrolled chest wall skin nodules.