External Oblique Myocutaneous Flaps in Massive Skin Defects Post Mastectomy: A Case Series

Abstract

Utsab Man Shrestha, Diwan Shrestha, Punyaram Kharbuja, Manish Roy, Janith Lal Singh, Nickey Pradhan and Sumina Shrestha

Breast cancer patients in the recent years have better survival rate, due to the early detection by screening, and advanced treatments options including surgery, radiotherapy and chemo-endocrine therapy. But, some patients still present with locally advanced, metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. The resection of locally advanced or recurrent breast carcinomas frequently results in large chest-wall skin defects. Reconstruction of large defects following mastectomy remains a technical challenge for oncosurgeons and plastic surgeons. Here in, we present a series of 3 cases where we have used external oblique myocutaneous flap in the massive skin defects following mastectomy in Bhaktapur cancer hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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