Effect of immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction in patients with breast cancer / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore and analyze the influence of thoracic types and symmetry methods on the treatment effect before operation for the breast cancer patients undergoing immediate breast reconstruction.Methods:From January to October 2018, 30 female patients with unilateral breast cancer, aged 33-48 (39.6±4.6) years, were treated in the Breast Center of Qingdao University Affiliated Hospital. Thoracic CT was used to analyze thoracic types and symmetry. The measurement indexes included the maximum transverse diameter of thorax, the maximum longitudinal diameter of left and right sides, the ratio of the maximum transverse longitudinal diameter of left and right sides, the anterior chest angle of left and right sides, the posterior chest angle and the external chest angle, and the type and symmetry of thorax were analyzed, and the choice of prosthesis was adjusted according to the measurement results.Results:All the 30 patients recovered smoothly, and no complications such as infection and prosthesis removal occurred. Anatomical prostheses were selected in 22 patients, including 12 cases with medium high protrusion prosthesis, 10 cases with low protrusion prosthesis and 8 cases with round low protrusion prosthesis. The average follow-up time was 15 months after operation. The postoperative follow-up photos were evaluated aesthetically by using the BRAST-Q questionnaire and 3 non-operative doctors, among which 22 cases were excellent, 4 cases were good, 3 cases passed and 1 case was poor. Excellent and good rate was 86.7%. Among them, 3 cases were satisfactory, 1 case was scar hyperplasia of local incision, 2 cases were mild capsular contracture, and 1 case was subject to prosthesis displacement.Conclusions:The measurement and analysis of thoracic type and symmetry before operation can help to adjust the choice of prosthesis, check the obvious thoracic deformity and avoid affecting the surgical results.