BACKGROUND In the literature on nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with one-stage immediate implant reconstruction, contralateral symmetrisation has drawn little attention, with many surgeons still performing standard cosmetic mammaplasty procedures. However, standard implant-based mammaplasty usually does not result in proper symmetry with the mastectomy side, especially regarding breast projecti...

We thank the editors for giving us an opportunity to respond to this letter. We also thank the authors of the letter for their interest in our article and their kind comments. The authors seem to imply that oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) is restricted to breast-conserving surgery for large tumours. However, OBS also refers to the techniques of skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruct...

The nitrogen-sparing effect of methionine, methionine sulphoxide, homocystine, cystine and choline was studied in rats by determining dialy N excretions during 5 d after changing from a high-protein diet to a protein-free diet, L-glutamic acid was used as a negative control. 2. L-, D- and DL-methionine were equally active in sparing N. L-methionine sulphoxide, DL-homocystine and L-cystine were ...

Skin-sparing mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and synchronous breast reconstruction are widely used in breast cancer surgery nowadays. Difficulties in feeling confident in this technique and postoperative surgical complications are the major obstacles against the widespread usage of this technique. Compared with the other surgical techniques, the complications are hard to treat...

HYPOTHESIS The rationale for removal of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) during total mastectomy centers on long-standing concerns about possible neoplastic involvement of the NAC and its postoperative viability. Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) combines a skin-sparing mastectomy with preservation of the NAC, intraoperative pathological assessment of the nipple tissue core, and immediate reconst...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To prospectively compare the laparoscopic versus open approach to RP in cases with high prostate volume and to evaluate a possible diferente impact of prostate volume. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2007 to March 2013 a total of 120 cases with clinically localized prostate cancer (PC) and a prostate volume>70cc identified for radical prostatectomy (RP), were prospec...

BACKGROUND We report a technique of immediate nipple-areolar complex (NAC) reconstruction for patients undergoing skin-sparing mastectomy and implant-based breast reconstruction or therapeutic mammoplasty with central excision. METHODS Immediate nipple reconstruction is performed using a modified C-V flap planned along the edge of the incision. The areola is reconstructed using a full-thickne...

Recently a TeV-scale Supersymmetric Standard Model (TSSM) was proposed in which the gauge coupling unification is as precise (at one loop) as in the MSSM, and occurs in the TeV range. Proton stability in the TSSM is due to an anomaly free Z3 ⊗ Z3 discrete gauge symmetry, which is also essential for successfully generating neutrino masses in the desirable range. In this paper we show that the TS...

Due to Cayley’s theorem the line s ∈ Σ (= moving system) spanned by the centers of the spherical joints of an RSSR linkage generates a surface of degree 8. In the special case of parallel rotary axes of the R-joints the corresponding ruled surface is only of degree 6. Now the point locus of any point X ∈ Σ\{s} is a surface of order 16 (general case) or of order 12 (special case). Hunt suggested...

Global scenario-based modelling efforts to support biodiversity policies typically consider agriculture only as a pressure factor. Current scenarios include the expansion of protected areas combined with higher agricultural productivity (as in land sparing) for reducing loss. We argue favour broader perspective on farming practices and, specifically, scenario studies mixed multifunctional syste...