Fig. 37.1
(a–c) Preoperative view. (a) The tumor was in the upper inner quadrant (parasternal region). The scar resulted from the previous incisional biopsy. (b, c) Drawings for modified reduction mammoplasty with the joist of the T in the parasternal region
37.2 Surgery
Due to the aggressive type of the cancer, a wide quadrantectomy using a modified reduction mammoplasty with the basis of the T being in the inner quadrant was planned (Fig. 37.1b, c). Following quadrantectomy (resection weight: 420 g), the gland was dissected off the major pectoral muscle to allow adequate mobilization and closure of the defect without tension. The skin around the areola was de-epithelialized and the areola was recentralized (areolapexy) into the new center of the breast (Fig. 37.2a–c). Sentinel node biopsy was done through a separate incision in the axilla and revealed 2 negative nodes.