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Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Resection of Cavernous Hemangioma  

Kim, Eun Key (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Taik Jong (Department of Plastic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Archives of Plastic Surgery / v.33, no.5, 2006 , pp. 577-580 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Hemangioma of the breast is an infrequent finding and usually encountered incidentally when checking for other disease. Most of hemangiomas of the breast are asymptomatic, not palpable perilobular type. Cavernous hemangioma of the breast is rare and only a few reports about this type of lesion are present. No example has been reported about reconstruction of the breast after resection of large cavernous hemangioma. Methods: We report here a case of immediate breast reconstruction using a Becker implant after subcutaneous mastectomy for a large cavernous hemangioma involving almost entire breast. Results: Symmetry is well maintained after 3 years without deformity or recurrence. Conclusion: The clinical prognosis of breast cavernous hemangioma is good after total excision and reconstruction.
Keywords
Hemangioma; Vascular anomaly; Breast reconstruction;
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