Breast reconstruction in patient with supernumerary nipple-areola complex

Abstract

Numerous breast reconstruction techniques are used as alternatives to patients submitted to mastectomy. One of the stages to breast reconstruction is surgical confection of nipple-papillary complex followed by tattooing to create a new areola. This report describes the surgical treatment in a patient with invasive ductal carcinoma (triple-negative), located at the junction of the upper quadrants of the right breast; where was utilized caudal cutaneous flap, containing a supernumerary nipple-papillary complex; in the coverage of breast reconstruction that included the latissimus dorsi flap and tissue expander.