• Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Changzhou, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, Jiangsu Province, China;
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Objective  To introduce the treatment experiences about the skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
Methods  The skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction by using transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flat were performed in 10 patients with early-stage breast cancer from May 2008 to December 2011 in our hospital. The patients’ data were retrospectively analyzed.
Results  There were postoperative complications after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction, including TRAM flat necrosis in 1 case, papillary necrosis in 1 case and fat necrosis in the reconstructed breast with oxter wound infection in 1 case. There was no incision hernia of abdominal wall or necrosis of all TRAM flat in any case. The patients’ satisfaction that evaluation for the breast shapes of reconstructed breasts was very satisfaction in 5 cases, part satisfaction in 4 cases, and dissatisfaction in 1 case, respectively.
Conclusions  Because of the minimal access approach and good breast shape, the skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate TRAM flat breast reconstruction is a safe and effective way for treating early-stage breast cancer.

Citation: GAO Haiyan,ZHU Yulan,LIN Weijia. Treatment Experience about The Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction of 10 Cases. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(9): 962-966. doi: Copy