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Abstract
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in woman worldwide and if it is diagnosed at an early stage, there is a good chance for a cure. The surgical management of breast cancer includes either breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy or quadrectomy) or mastectomy (modified radical, nipple sparing or skin sparing mastectomy). After these operations, breast reconstruction can be used to restore the chest symmetry by using either breast implants or autologous muscle flap as latissimus dorsi muscle or transvers rectus abdominis muscle. This study aimed to evaluate role of MRI in understanding the expected anatomic appearance of breast after myocutaneous flap reconstruction operation and to evaluate the potential complications seen in reconstructed breast. MRI is a useful tool in evaluation of the postoperative breast, as architectural distortion of the breast parenchyma can confound the physical examination and mask things in the mammographic examination of the breast. MRI can be used successfully in distinction between benign post-operative findings and recurrent malignancy by assessing the lesion morphology and enhancement kinetics following administration of gadolinium contrast material.This study included 33 female patients, their ages ranged from 35-56 years (mean age 44.6 years). They were unilaterally affected with breast cancer, underwent for either breast conserving surgery or mastectomy and followed by breast reconstruction using autologous myocutaneous flaps (18 patients with TRAM flap and 15 patients with latissimus muscle flap).