Case report demonstrates reconstruction success after rapid tumor growth in a female with breast cancer, indicating new surgical approaches may be needed.
Key Points
The aim is to describe a surgical approach for a patient experiencing rapid tumor enlargement during immunochemotherapy.
Case report on a 47-year-old female with triple-negative metaplastic breast cancer.
Received pembrolizumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin in a neoadjuvant setting.
Conducted semi-emergency surgery including right mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection.
Used internal mammary artery perforator flap for reconstruction and skin grafting.