| Title | [Mastectomy and reconstruction: what kind of safety, which attitude?] |
| Author(s) | Schneider N, Gailloud-Matthieu MC, Delaloye JF |
| Institution | Département de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois 1011 Lausanne. |
| Source | Rev Med Suisse Romande 2003 May; 123(5):303-7. |
| MeSH | Breast Implants
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty
Mastectomy
Surgical Flaps
|
| Abstract | Breast reconstruction should be regarded as a significant part of breast cancer treatment. Immediate reconstruction has the advantages of a better cosmetic result, a better illness approach and of avoiding the need of a second major operative procedure. Immediate and early delayed reconstruction does not significantly increase the risk of local or systemic disease recurrence and the type of surgery performed should depend on the further therapy chosen. Skin-sparing mastectomy--a new technique--preserves the skin envelope and should be proposed to patients with central breast cancer. |
| Language | fre |
| Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
Journal Article
Review
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| PubMed ID | 15095714 |
