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Breast Reconstruction After Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Comics: TRAM Flap Four Square
Q. Where do they take the tissue from for autologous breast reconstruction? Do I have a choice?
A. Fat and muscle will be taken most commonly from your belly (a TRAM flap, which stands for transverse rectus abdominis muscle); or from your upper back (a LAT flap, latissimus dorsi flap). When you hear doctors or other women who’ve had the operation referring to their “tram” or “lat,” that’s what they’re talking about: where the tissue...
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Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Healing after Breast Reconstruction...
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Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Preparing for Surgery
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Breast Reconstruction FAQs: Body Tissue Reconstruction
LAT flap, TRAM flap... Read on to view more Breast Cancer Comics on breast reconstruction!Q. I’ve decided to have breast reconstruction after my... Read more »
Breast Reconstruction FAQs: LAT Flap? What's a Flap?
Breast Cancer Comics: LAT Flap Four Square Q. What does breast reconstruction “flap” refer to? A. The most common method of rebuilding a breast... Read more »
Breast Reconstruction FAQs: What Are My Choices After Mastect...
Q. I’m having a mastectomy, and I don’t really want to just leave it at that. But I also don’t want to fuss around with something I’d have to... Read more »
Breast Surgery and Reconstruction at Age 25: Keri's Breast Can...
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Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery, ...
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
SurgerySurgery forms a part of nearly every patient's treatment for breast cancer. The initial surgical intervention is often a lumpectomy, the... Read more »
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