Radiation to the breast. Complications amenable to surgical treatment
Journal Article
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· Ann. Surg.; (United States)
Major complications of radiation directed to the breast, axilla, and mediastinum were treated in 54 patients from 1974 to 1983. A classification of these complications facilitates both an understanding of the pattern of injury and the development of a treatment plan. Classification: I. Breast necrosis; II. Radionecrosis and Chest Wall Ulceration; III. Accelerated Coronary Atherosclerosis with Median Sternotomy Wound Failure After Coronary Revascularization; IV. Brachial Plexus Pain and Paresis; V. Lymphedema and Axillary Cicatrix; VI. Radiation-induced Neoplasia. The treatment has evolved during the 10-year study period to excision of the necrotic wound, including any tumor, and closure with a transposed muscle or musculocutaneous flap of latissimus dorsi (II, III, V) or rectus abdominis (I, II, VI). This strategy reflects a change from primary use of the omentum during the first years of the study. The vascularity, oxygen and antibiotic delivery of these muscle and musculocutaneous flaps promote wound healing, usually with one operation. The transfer of these muscles has not caused significant functional deficits.
- Research Organization:
- Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- OSTI ID:
- 6051454
- Journal Information:
- Ann. Surg.; (United States), Journal Name: Ann. Surg.; (United States) Vol. 200:4; ISSN ANSUA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHEST
DISEASES
GLANDS
INJURIES
MAMMARY GLANDS
MEDIASTINUM
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NECROSIS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
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RADIATION INJURIES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIDE EFFECTS
SURGERY
THERAPY
VASCULAR DISEASES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHEST
DISEASES
GLANDS
INJURIES
MAMMARY GLANDS
MEDIASTINUM
MEDICINE
NECROSIS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIDE EFFECTS
SURGERY
THERAPY
VASCULAR DISEASES