Does immediate breast reconstruction using free flaps lead to delay in the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer?
There is a significant delay in the commencement of adjuvant treatment after mastectomy and free flap IBR in comparison to mastectomy alone patients due to reconstruction related surgical complications. The effects of this delay on survival have not been fully investigated yet and may be significant for at least some of the patients.
Compared with PM, DM affects more thigh muscles, except those of the posterior compartment, which are equally involved in both disorders. These findings may be useful to target physiotherapy at the more frequently affected muscles.