• Eur J Surg Oncol · Jan 2015

    Comparative Study

    Outcomes of immediate perforator flap reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

    • K Narui, T Ishikawa, T Satake, S Adachi, A Yamada, K Shimada, D Shimizu, K Kida, S Sugae, Y Ichikawa, M Tanabe, T Sasaki, and I Endo.
    • Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan. Electronic address: nr1@gc5.so-net.ne.jp.
    • Eur J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jan 1; 41 (1): 94-9.

    BackgroundThe impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) on immediate free flap breast reconstruction remains controversial. Furthermore, the oncological outcomes of immediate free flap breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) following NACT remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the surgical complications and oncological outcomes of immediate perforator flap reconstruction after SSM following NACT.MethodsA total of 201 consecutive patients with indications for immediate perforator flap reconstruction after SSM were included between 2004 and 2012. Surgical and oncological outcomes were compared between patients with and without NACT.ResultsThere were 38 patients in the NACT group and 163 in the non-NACT control group. The median age of the NACT group was 39.5 years, which was significantly younger than the control group (43.0 years; P < 0.05). Patients in the NACT group also had more advanced and aggressive disease (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the frequency of surgical complications between the groups, no difference in the type of complications, and no significant difference in the frequencies of major and minor complications. No patients in the NACT group had delayed adjuvant therapy. Eight patients (4%) developed recurrences, with a median follow-up time of 3.0 years. Local recurrences occurred in three control patients but no patients in the NACT group.ConclusionNACT does not affect short-term or interim outcomes after immediate perforator flap reconstruction and may thus represent a safe and practical treatment option for the multidisciplinary treatment of breast cancer.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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