Delayed seroma following autologous latissimus flap breast reconstruction and chemotherapy with docetaxel

Authors

  • Milena Braga Soares da Silva UNINOVAFAPI
  • Camila Maria Arruda Vilanova Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Sabas Carlos Vieira Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Ana Lúcia Nascimento Araújo Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo
  • Anna Camilla Nascimento Caetano Lima Universidade Federal do Piauí

Keywords:

Mastectomy, Myocutaneous flap, Mammaplasty, Drug therapy, Seroma

Abstract

We reported the case of a 43-year-old female patient who underwent a modified radical mastectomy followed by immediate reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap and prosthesis. After surgery, she was treated with adjuvant chemotherapy including doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and docetaxel, followed by radiotherapy. Fourteen months after surgery, she developed a delayed seroma at the donor site. Despite the seroma formation in immediate or acute postoperative to be a common complication after latissimus dorsi muscle harvest, it is unusual the accumulation of fluid secretion in the donor-site so long after the surgery procedure.

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Author Biographies

Milena Braga Soares da Silva, UNINOVAFAPI

Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI

Camila Maria Arruda Vilanova, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Piauí

Sabas Carlos Vieira, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Piauí

Anna Camilla Nascimento Caetano Lima, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

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Published

2017-01-20

How to Cite

Silva, M. B. S. da, Vilanova, C. M. A., Vieira, S. C., Araújo, A. L. N., & Lima, A. C. N. C. (2017). Delayed seroma following autologous latissimus flap breast reconstruction and chemotherapy with docetaxel. Revista Brasileira De Mastologia, 27(1), 80–82. Retrieved from https://revistamastology.emnuvens.com.br/rbm/article/view/259

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Case Report

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