PURPOSE Breast volume assessment is one of the most important steps during implant-based breast reconstruction because it is critical in selecting implant size. According to previous studies, there is a close relationship between the mastectomy specimen weight and resected breast volume. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term patient satisfaction with implant-based breast reconstructio...

OBJECTIVE To preserve the mastectomy skin envelope in select patients destined to receive radiation following mastectomy, we performed immediate tissue expander-implant reconstruction with a subpectoral tissue expander and an inferolateral AlloDerm hammock for complete implant coverage. We hypothesized that the AlloDerm hammock may allow greater intraoperative volume expansion and potentially a...

The value of a system for reducing the number of women with breast lumps who consent unnecessarily to mastectomy was assessed. Sixty-one patients with breast lumps were divided preoperatively into three groups with benign, doubtful, and malignant lumps according to clinical, mammographic and ultrasound criteria. On the basis of these criteria written consent was requested from 29 patients for m...

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women in the United States. Based on 1,150 cases operated by the author, 56% of all operable breast cancers were treated either by radical mastectomy or extended mastectomy and 44% were treated by modified mastectomy during the 5 year period from 1974-1978. However, in 1985, 20% of the patients were treated by partial mas tectomy and ra...

PURPOSE The assessment of satisfaction of women after mastectomy for nursing care. MATERIAL AND METHODS The research was carried out on a group of 217 patients after radical mastectomy and took place at Surgical Clinic of Swietokrzyskie Oncology Centre in Kielce. Authors' assessment scale was used in research. RESULTS Tested patients assessed nurses' professional tasks in terms of therapy a...

BACKGROUND The best treatment for nipple malposition following nipple-sparing mastectomy is prevention. This article reviews basic elements for success in nipple-sparing mastectomy and offers an option to patients with grade 2-3 breast ptosis who strongly desire to preserve the nipple. METHODS Retrospective review identified patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstr...

BACKGROUND Following the announcement of actress Angelina Jolie's prophylactic bilateral mastectomies and subsequent prophylactic oophorectomy, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in BRCA testing and prophylactic surgery. OBJECTIVE To review current medical literature on the benefits of prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy among BRCA-positive women and its permissibility under ...

Rates of contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy have increased substantially over the last decade. Surgical oncologists are often in the frontline, dealing with requests for this procedure. This paper reviews the current evidence base regarding contralateral breast cancer, assesses the various risk-reducing strategies, and evaluates the cost-effectiveness of contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy.

The cohort of patients was divided into four groups of thirty patients: • Group A: Patients submitted to the left breast reconstruction with tissue expander and implant after modified radical mastectomy • Group B: Patients submitted to the left breast reconstruction with expander and implant after skin/nipple sparing mastectomy • Group C: Patients submitted to subglandular breast augmentation •...

Recurrent axillary hematomas after prophylactic mastectomy are rare. We present one such case of a 62-year-old female with a recurrent axillary hematoma secondary to an arterial pseudoaneurysm. This report also details our treatment plan along with a review of the relevant literature. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to document a pseudoaneurysm of the axilla after mastectomy.