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06 / Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · clerkship

Reconstruction after mastectomy

  1. ED
  2. Investigations
  3. Pre-Op
  4. OR
  5. Ward
  6. Debrief

The first question

She has an invasive ductal carcinoma requiring mastectomy. Nodal status is not yet known, and whether she will need post-mastectomy radiotherapy is therefore undecided.

Open in 3D: the chest wall muscles

How does the possibility of radiotherapy affect reconstruction planning?

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