Immediate latissimus dorsi pedicle flap reconstruction following the removal of an eight kilogram giant phyllodes tumour of the breast: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Phyllodes tumors account for less than 1% of breast tumors in women, and giant phyllodes tumors are those that are larger than 10 cm in diameter. Removal of such large tumors places a huge burden on the surgeon to reconstruct a bre...

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Main Authors: Thangaratnam Ramesh, Sarvanandan Romesh, Leong Ai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/44