Comparison of Local Recurrence and Distant Metastases between Breast Cancer Patients after Postmastectomy Radiotherapy with and without Immediate TRAM Flap Reconstruction

Abstract

There were no significant differences in the incidences of complication, locoregional recurrence, and distant metastasis between the TRAM flap and non-TRAM flap patients. The authors' results suggest that immediate TRAM flap reconstruction can be considered a feasible treatment for breast cancer patients requiring postmastectomy radiotherapy.