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• A type of breast reconstruction in which a flap of tissue is surgically moved from another area of the body to the chest, and formed into a new breast mound.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  tissue flap reconstruction. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tissue-flap-reconstruction.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  tissue flap reconstruction. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tissue-flap-reconstruction (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "tissue flap reconstruction." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/tissue-flap-reconstruction.

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