[Modified radical operation for early breast cancer for preserving nipple-areolar complex and breast reconstruction using transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap].

Background & Objective: Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) operation has become an important surgical therapy for early stage breast cancer, but how to reconstruct breast and preserve nipple-areolar complex (NAC) is controversial. In this study, we applied a modified radical mastectomy for early stage breast cancer for preserving NAC and breast reconstruction using transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap.

Methods: During operation we performed the subcutaneous glandular excision and axillary dissection, and reconstructed the breast using TRAM flap in 10 patients with early stage breast cancer; meanwhile, maximam extent of breast skin and NAC were preserved.