Open Access Case report

Continued twitching of the latissimus dorsi miniflap after breast conservation therapy: a case report

Du-Ping Huang1, Xiao-He Ye2, You-qun Xiang1* and Xiao-Hua Zhang1*

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, 325000, China

2 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, WenZhou, 325000, China

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2012, 10:122 doi:10.1186/1477-7819-10-122

Published: 28 June 2012

Abstract

We report a case of continued twitching of the latissimus dorsi muscle following breast conservation therapy, along with immediate reconstruction with a latissimus dorsi miniflap, which continued despite several attempts at control including BTX-A percutaneous local injection, and was finally cured by delayed division of the thoracodorsal nerve via a small well-tolerated axillary incision.

Keywords:
Breast cancer; Breast conservation therapy; Muscle twitching