BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies indicate that women with cosmetic breast implants have a significantly increased risk of suicide. Our objectives were to examine mortality among Danish women who underwent cosmetic breast implant surgery and to evaluate the baseline prevalence of psychopathological disorders as measured by admission to a psychiatric hospital among women seeking cosmetic surgery....

background conservative surgical treatment has been the treatment of choice for early breast cancer. it allows feasible oncological treatment with a satisfactory cosmetic approach and fast recovery. however, in some cases mastectomy is necessary. this study proposes a surgical approach with only one surgical access through the same incision, which is in line with precepts mentioned above. it is...

AIM To confirm that oncoplastic approach to cancer is a fundamental part of modern breast conserving surgery also in a suburban hospital. MATERIAL OF STUDY The Authors used oncoplastic techniques in 60 cases including 45 first level and 15 second level procedures: they show some cases of conservative surgery and breast reshaping with upper, medial and lower pedicle. DISCUSSION Screening pro...

Jayant S Vaidya professor of surgery and oncology and consultant breast cancer surgeon 1 , Samuele Massarut director of oncological breast surgery , Hrisheekesh J Vaidya medical student , Emma C Alexander medical student , Thomas Richards consultant in clinical oncology , Jochem A Caris senior breast surgery registrar 7 , Bhawna Sirohi consultant medical oncologist , Jeffrey S Tobias professor ...

OBJECTIVE Secondary reconstruction after breast-conserving surgery is generally challenging because of the nature of irradiated tissue. The aim of this study was to validate the use of latissimus dorsi myocutaneous (LDM) flaps for secondary breast reconstruction after breast-conserving surgery. METHODS Fifteen consecutive patients who underwent secondary reconstruction with an LDM flap after ...

BACKGROUND Investigators of registry-based studies report improved survival for breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy compared with mastectomy in early breast cancer. As these studies did not present long-term overall and breast cancer-specific survival, the effect of breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy might be overestimated. In this study, we aimed to evaluate 10 year overall an...

BACKGROUND There are no effective methods of diagnosis of early-stage ovarian cancer. Conservative care over patients at high risk of ovarian and breast cancers is ineffective. Prophylactic surgery is considered the best prophylaxis among BRCA1/BRCA2 carriers. METHODS One hundred ninety-five patients, carriers of one of three most common mutations of the BRCA1 gene (Am J Hum Genet: 66: (6)196...

introduction: breast conserving radiotherapy is one of the most common procedures performed in any radiation oncology department. a tangential parallel-opposed pair is usually used for this purpose. this technique is performed using 2d or 3d treatment planning systems. the aim of this study was to compare 2d treatment planning with 3d treatment planning in tangential irradiation in breast conse...

background: to compare the cosmetic results of whole breast radiotherapy between cobalt 60 and photon 9megavolt in patients underwent breast conserving surgery. methods: the patients with breast saving surgery who were treated by whole breast radiotherapy with either cobalt 60 or photon 9mv between 2001-2006 in sayed-al-shohada hospital entered the study. the cosmetic results were evaluated by ...

Background: Breast cancer is that forms in the cells of breasts. Despite emergence breast conservation technique modified Radical Mastectomy still remains most commonly performed surgery for CA Breast. The Harmonic scalpel a surgical instrument used to simultaneously cut and cauterize tissue. Aim: To compare frequency seroma formation with harmonic versus monopolar electrocautery axillary disse...