Surgical technique of the matrix rotation. Joseph Lin Dar-Ren Chen Yu-Fen Wang Hung-Wen Lai 10.1371/journal.pone.0168434.g003 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Surgical_technique_of_the_matrix_rotation_/4500569 <p>The non-donut method was employed for those tumors which could be resected by a reverse-triangular shaped <i>en bloc</i> resection with negative margins (A). A concave incision was made along the lateral border of the breast from the tumor site to the midaxillary line, followed by a small triangular-shaped incision in the axilla to facilitate lymph node management and subsequently flap advancement (B). For tumors located less than 3 cm away from NAC or if safety margins could not be obtained by non-donut <i>en bloc</i> resection (C), the donut method was used which involved periareolar de-epithelialization and <i>en bloc</i> resection in a rectangular shape (D and E).</p> 2016-12-28 18:40:13 3- year follow-up period matrix rotation mammoplasty breast cancer matrix rotation