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Squamous cell carcinoma following multiple revision breast surgeries with massive chest wall reconstruction via flow-through double ALT free flaps

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Implant-associated breast cancer is a well-described pathologic process that occurs in patients with breast implants. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), the most prominent malignancy associated with breast implants, has been extensively described, while literature regarding non-ALCL implant-associated cancers is limited. Here, we present a rare case of a 55-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the breast and chest following multiple breast revision surgeries who underwent tumor resection with a unique soft tissue reconstruction utilizing two anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps in a flow-through manner.

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  1. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Pedram Goel

  2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Daniel J. Gould, Ketan M. Patel & Joseph N. Carey

  3. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Anthony W. Kim

  4. Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Julie E. Lang

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Goel, P., Gould, D.J., Kim, A.W. et al. Squamous cell carcinoma following multiple revision breast surgeries with massive chest wall reconstruction via flow-through double ALT free flaps. Eur J Plast Surg 42, 517–522 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-019-01525-x

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