BACKGROUND The debate over nipple-sparing mastectomy continues to evolve. Over the past several years, it has become more widely accepted, especially in the setting of prophylactic mastectomy, but its role in the treatment of breast cancer has only recently been reexamined. METHODS Two indications for the procedure are discussed: prophylactic, for the high-risk patient; and the more controver...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of mammography screening on surgical treatment for breast cancer. DESIGN Comparative analysis of data from Norwegian cancer registry. SETTING Mammography screening, Norway (screening of women aged 50-69 was introduced sequentially from 1996 to 2004). PARTICIPANTS 35,408 women aged 40-79 with invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ treated surgi...

OBJECTIVE The combination of a single pedicle local flap with tattooing for complete nipple areola complex (NAC) reconstruction is currently the most supported method. Although many technical descriptions of NAC reconstruction exist in the medical literature, there are no data that define the ideal areola size (diameter of the areola) after bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction conside...

Breast cancer is one of the most common types in Indonesia, and a malignancy breast tissue that can originate from ductal epithelium its lobules. In cases after surgery (post mastectomy) it necessary to carry out radiotherapy irradiation clear remnants tumor cells on chest wall local lymph nodes, namely axillary, supraclavicular, some argue internal mammary chain. The purpose this study was pro...

Objective: A precise measurement of breast volume is a critical component preoperative planning for achieving symmetry, particularly in women undergoing breast-conserving surgery with oncoplastic reconstruction. Carcinoma the most prevalent form malignancy and its treatment continues to evolve emphasis individual care. The aim this study was assess precision mammographic anthropometric methods ...

Introduction Although mastectomy is a treatment for the cleaning of cancer cells in breast, it can also cause psychological changes women. Objectives This research was carried out to investigate cognitive distortions, mental symptoms, and marital adjustment relationships women with mastectomy. Methods The descriptive comparatice study conducted public hospital 90 mastectomies healthy female sam...

Introduction: The most common cancer in women worldwide is breast and radiotherapy the best treatment choice after mastectomy.1,2 In radiation therapy mastectomy, depending on type of tumor, area removed goes under radiotherapy. Methods: TLD (Thermoluminescence Dosimetry) chips were used this project. Typically, each patient an irradiation 200 cGy during 25 sessions received a total 5000 cGy. R...

abstract background: breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and 81% of therapeutic surgery performed for breast cancer in iran is mastectomy. following mastectomy, the patients suffer from many problems which lead to several disorders and decrease in their quality of life (qol). materials and methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 105 breast cancer patient...

INTRODUCTION Prophylactic mastectomy (PM) is uncommon in our practice. This study documents the knowledge and attitude of patients and relation to prophylactic mastectomy. METHODS Adults attending surgical outpatient unit were interviewed. Biodata, awareness of breast cancer, and attitude towards prophylactic mastectomy were inquired about and documented. RESULTS Two hundred and forty eight...

BACKGROUND With the increasing popularity of skin-sparing mastectomy techniques, implant-based breast reconstruction and use of perioperative radiation therapy, there is a growing need to scrutinize the effects they have on breast reconstruction. This study examined the effect of radiation on implant-based breast reconstruction in patients who had skin-sparing or conventional mastectomies in te...