Management of Post Radiotherapy Radionecrotic Ulcer in Carcinoma Breast Patients Using Tram Flap
Radiation as a modality of management in malignancy, especially for carcinoma of breast is well established. However, the deleterious effect of radiation on normal tissue, is still witnessed. Four patients of advanced breast malignancy, who underwent radical mastectomy followed by adjuvant radiother...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
1996-02-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774675 |
| Summary: | Radiation as a modality of management in malignancy, especially for carcinoma of breast is well established. However, the deleterious effect of radiation on normal tissue, is still witnessed. Four patients of advanced breast malignancy, who underwent radical mastectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy presented with radiation ulcers of the chest, between 1993-1994. Soft tissue break down over the irradiated site occurred as late as two to three years following irradiation. All patients were tumour negative. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-0358 1998-376X |