P oters CONCLUSION: Objective breast measurements quantifying volume, shape, and surface area continue to be important to ensure great aesthetic outcomes in breast surgery. Conventional methods to identify the location of the new NAC do not account for differences in breast width and projection, which could lead to NAC that are not leveled. In our experience, the use of the laser level has been...

BACKGROUND Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter of the standard full blood count tests, measuring the size variability of erythrocytes. Recently, its elevation has been proven to reliably reflect the extent systematic inflammation, mainly in cardiometabolic diseases. Up to date, its association with solid malignancies has been scarcely investigated. METHODS We performed a retrospe...

The article by Revesz and Khan is an excellent summary of the state of our knowledge of margin width in relation to breast cancer recurrence. The importance of preventing local recurrence in women who undergo breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for early-stage breast cancer is underscored by the fact that local recurrence is associated with increased cost, psychosocial distress for the patient, and...

Background: Oncoplastic surgery is becoming more common, however, only several reports have been published in Japan. We report the results of simple oncoplastic surgery for Japanese patients with early breast cancer in the upper quadrant area. Methods: In seven patients with a past history of breast-feeding and ptotic breasts, we performed oncoplastic surgery involving partial mastectomy and th...

AbstractIntroduction Silicone gel breast implants are used for breast reconstruction post mastectomy. In the event of cancer recurrence, the radiation oncologists are forced to irradiate through the prosthesis device. Due to prosthesis higher atomic number dose perturbations occur during treatment. This study determined the influence of silicone gel thickness on the photon beam distribution. Ma...

An essential component of quality assurance in radiation therapy is verifying the accuracy of monitor unit calculations. For tangential breast fields, monitor unit differences between primary calculations and second checks are usually larger than considered acceptable at other anatomical sites. A simple model to reconcile the differences between sophisticated and simple algorithms is presented,...

Primary breast augmentation patients have widely varying characteristics of their breast envelope, parenchyma, and adjacent tissues. When preoperative breast implant selection does not specifically address critical soft-tissue parameters individual to each patient, risks of complications increase. Complications that occur from failure to reconcile a patient's wishes for breast size with her ind...