ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2019
Oncoplastic Volume Replacement for Breast Cancer: Latissimus Dorsi Flap versus Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluating oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery: oncological safety, risks, and satisfaction-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Extreme oncoplasty: past, present and future.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of oncoplastic volume replacement breast surgery: oncological safety and cosmetic outcome.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2022Pooled it
- Outcome of Matrix Rotation Versus Single Incision Lateral Sulcus Mammoplasty in Upper Quadrant Breast Carcinomas.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
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- Aesthetic Outcomes and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Volume Replacement (Chest Wall Perforator Flaps) versus Volume Displacement: An Observational Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Observational
- Single-stage delayed hybrid reconstruction after failed implant-based breast surgery using the pedicled thoracodorsal artery perforator flap: a report of three cases.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2026Article
- Optimizing thoracodorsal artery perforator flap outcomes in oncoplastic breast surgery: multidimensional assistive techniques mitigate learning curve and enhance feasibility.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Racquet Mammoplasty as an Oncoplastic Technique in the Management of Lateral Quadrant Breast Cancer: A Prospective Controlled Study of Oncologic and Cosmetic Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Comparison of Oncological and Aesthetic Outcomes between Tissue Rearrangement Technique and Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction in Cases of Upper Outer Quadrant Breast Cancer.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Shoulder function following oncoplastic breast conserving surgery-a narrative review.Gland surgery · 2024Review
- Latissimus Dorsi Flap and Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap with Immediate Fat Transfer (LIFT and TIFT): A Retrospective Study about Total Breast Reconstruction in High-Risk Patients.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for the Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2022Article
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- Thoracodorsal artery flaps for breast reconstruction-the variants and its approach.Archives of plastic surgery · 2021Article
- The anterior LICAP flap: a design option for oncoplastic breast reconstruction.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2021Article
- Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap in Partial Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundVolume replacement oncoplastic breast techniques have become one of the standard lines in the treatment of early breast cancer. They have better cosmetic outcome and patient satisfaction. Latissimus dorsi (LD) flap is one of the most commonly used flaps for these techniques. Although it shows satisfactory surgical outcomes, postoperative shoulder dysfunction is an obvious drawback. The aim of this study was to compare LD flap with thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap after breast-conserving surgery regarding surgical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and impact on shoulder function.
methodsThe study included 42 adult female patients with early breast cancer who were eligible for conservative breast surgery and immediate breast reconstruction. Patients were divided into 2 equal groups: group A where patients underwent immediate reconstruction using LD flap and group B where patients underwent reconstruction using TDAP flap. Follow-up was designed for 12 months for early outcome, patient satisfaction, and shoulder functions.
resultsThe mean age of the included patients in group A and group B was 40.95 ± 5.06 and 40.33± 5.25 years, respectively. There was no significant difference in flap dimensions, postoperative complications, or cosmetic outcome in both groups. However, significantly less shoulder dysfunction was documented in cases of TDAP compared to LD flap at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.
conclusionsTDAP flap is as reliable a technique as LD flap regarding the feasibility, postoperative complications, and the cosmetic outcome with significantly better functional outcome of the shoulder.
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