Following a Modified Radical Mastectomy,a Patient Tells the Nurse the Physician

question 22

Multiple Choice

Following a modified radical mastectomy,a patient tells the nurse the physician has recommended a flap procedure for breast reconstruction,but she did not understand how this is done.The nurse explains that the most common procedure,a transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap,involves which of the following?

• A) Relocating muscle tissue from the back to form a breast
• B) Removing a portion of an abdominal muscle and using it as breast tissue
• C) Pulling part of the rectus abdominis muscle up to the breast area through a tunnel in the chest
• D) Relocating the arteries from the rectus abdominis muscle to the breast area to promote growth of implanted muscle tissue

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