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From: The axillary flap in oncoplastic resection of breast cancers located in the upper-outer quadrants: a new surgical technique

Fig. 2

Case 2. a, b = Pre-operative drawings; c = Intra-operative view: the skin overlying the tumour is undermined in a mastectomy fashion (3–4 mm flap thickness) and a wide excision of the tumour down to the pectoralis fascia is performed (yellow circle); d, e, f = Intra-operative view: the axillary flap is rotated to fill the defect in the Upper-Outer Quadrant (yellow arrows); g = Immediate post-operative result; h = 1-year follow- up result

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