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Giant hamartoma of the breast is an unusual clinico-pathologic entity that tends to be mistaken with other tumours. Its clinical diagnosis is extremely difficult and, despite of the radiologic improvements, most of them are suspected and confirmed only when all specimen is studied. Its differential diagnosis includes fibroadenoma, lipoma, phyllodes tumour and various carcinomas. We report 2 cases of giant hamartoma of the breast in middle age female patients, with surgical approach of the tumor by nipple-areola sparing mastectomy and correction of the resultant breast deformity by prosthetic reconstruction and other with excisional biopsy with mastopexy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Increasingly, in order to achieve optimum overall outcome, Units breast cancer treatment requires the skills of a reconstructive plastic surgeon. In our Unit, for more than 20 years, is understood as the sum of oncologic competence and reconstructive skill. So, plastic surgeon is incorporated as an integral member of the clinical team, providing aesthetic criteria oncologic surgery using oncoplastic surgical techniques. In this paper we analyze the evolution of oncoplastic surgery in the past 20 years, demonstrating the importance of the plastic surgeon as an integral member of Breast Pathology Unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The modern reconstructive surgery continuously searches the best coverage option with minimal donor morbidity. Our goal with this prohespective series and revision is to show how versatile sural artery perforator flap can be and the assistance with angioTAC as presurgical planning tool. We describe our experience in 2 years with 11 cases of using of the sural artery perforator flap. We also introduce the using of angioscanner as a presurgical planning tool to identify and design the flap. We conclude that sural artery perforator flap (SAP) is an effective and reliable reconstructive fasciocutaneous option and that angioTAC is a helpful-planning tool that confers suitability to be indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]