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An unexpected outcome of radiotherapy planning in implant-based breast reconstruction: a case series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2011

S Sepehripour ,
H Ridha  and
CM Malata
S Sepehripour
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke’s University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
H Ridha
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke’s University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
CM Malata*
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke’s University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
*
Correspondence to: Mr Charles Malata, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Box 186, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK. E-mail: cmalata@hotmail.com
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Abstract

We describe two cases of cellulitis occurring around ink sites, following tattooing for adjuvant radiotherapy in two patients who had undergone latissimus dorsi-with-implant breast reconstructions. One patient was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotics. The second patient developed a peri-implant infection requiring implant removal. Patients with implant-based breast reconstructions should be warned of the potential infection risk of radiotherapy tattooing.

Keywords

Radiotherapy tattooimmediate breast reconstructioncomplicationssoft tissue infectionbreast implantsMcGhan style 150 permanent expanders
Type
Original Article
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 116 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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