First Report of Pyoderma Gangrenosum after Surgery of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema with Transfer of Vascularized Free Lymph Nodes of the Groin and Simultaneous DIEP Flap | Zendy

Angela A. García-Ruano | Zendy; Esther Deleyto | Zendy; José M. Lasso | Zendy

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First Report of Pyoderma Gangrenosum after Surgery of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema with Transfer of Vascularized Free Lymph Nodes of the Groin and Simultaneous DIEP Flap

Author(s) -

Angela A. García-Ruano,

Esther Deleyto,

José M. Lasso

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

breast care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1661-3805

pISSN - 1661-3791

DOI - 10.1159/000442734

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphedema , diep flap , surgery , pyoderma gangrenosum , breast cancer , groin , breast reconstruction , free flap , lymph , lymph node , cancer , disease , pathology

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare cutaneous ulcerative disease that does not respond to antibiotics and worsens with surgical manipulation. This is the first report in the literature revealing that this disease complicates total microsurgical breast reconstruction associated with the transfer of free lymph nodes.

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