Anatomical Landmarks for Chest Wall Perforators Used for Partial Breast Reconstruction

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer Female

In brief

The aim of this 6-month proof-of-concept study is to map out the chest wall perforators in relation to anatomical landmarks for partial breast reconstruction.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07006662

Run by

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

People needed

20

Starts

2026-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing elective breast surgery
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Female
• BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2
• Willing and able to give fully informed consent,
• Willing and able to comply with the study procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant patients
• Previous bilateral Breast or axillary surgery
• Undergoing bilateral oncoplastic procedure or requiring bilateral pre-operative marking
• Undergoing breast surgery requiring pre-operative marking of some of the landmarks and has had contralateral breast or axillary surgery in the past
• Surgery planned within 24 hours of screening for eligibility
• Known history of allergy or contact dermatitis to ultrasound gels

Where it is running

• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust — Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

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