Relapsing phyllodes cystosarcoma and chest wall invasion with long-term survival: is aggressive surgery worthwhile?

Nikolaos Schizas; Achileas Lazopoulos; Thomas Rallis; Dimitris Paliouras; Nikos Barbetakis

doi:10.1007/s12055-020-01118-5

Relapsing phyllodes cystosarcoma and chest wall invasion with long-term survival: is aggressive surgery worthwhile?

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul;37(4):447-450. doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-01118-5. Epub 2021 Jan 15.

Authors

Nikolaos Schizas^{1

2}, Achileas Lazopoulos¹, Thomas Rallis¹, Dimitris Paliouras¹, Nikos Barbetakis¹

Affiliations

¹ Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Abstract

A case of a 46-year-old woman with disease relapse and surgical intervention with a transverse rectus abdominalis muscle flap (TRAM) of the chest wall is reported. Long-term survival (64 months) following aggressive surgery was succeeded.

Keywords: Breast reconstruction; Phyllodes cystosarcoma; TRAM flap.

Publication types

Case Reports