Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap
| Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap | |
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| Term | Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap |
| Short definition | transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap - (pronounced) (TRANZ-verse REK-tus ab-DAH-mih-nis MY-oh-kyoo-TAY-nee-us …) type of surgery used to restore the shape of the breast after a mastectomy. A muscle in the lower abdomen called the rectus abdominis is moved along with skin, fat, and blood vessels from the lower abdomen to the chest. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap - (pronounced) (TRANZ-verse REK-tus ab-DAH-mih-nis MY-oh-kyoo-TAY-nee-us …) type of surgery used to restore the shape of the breast after a mastectomy. A muscle in the lower abdomen called the rectus abdominis is moved along with skin, fat, and blood vessels from the lower abdomen to the chest. This is usually done by passing the muscle tissue and blood vessels through a tunnel under the skin to the breast. A transverse rectus-abdominis myocutaneous flap creates a natural-looking breast, so the patient does not typically need a breast implant. It's a kind of breast reconstruction. Also called TRAM flap
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