PURPOSE: Complications of nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) include necrosis of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) or mastectomy skin flaps. NAC and mastectomy flap delay procedures are novel techniques designed to avoid these complications, and may be combined with retroareolar biopsy when performed prior to NSM. We performed a systematic review of the literature to evaluate techniques for NAC and...

For accreditation purposes, this protocol should be used for the following procedures AND tumor types: Procedure Description Excision less than total mastectomy Includes specimens designated excision, segmental resection, lumpectomy, quadrantectomy and segmental or partial mastectomy, with or without axillary contents Total Mastectomy Includes skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy, with or...

The management of women at high risk for breast cancer presents a clinical dilemma to the health-care provider as well as to the woman herself. Current options include surveillance, prophylactic surgery (mastectomy and/or oophorectomy), and/or chemoprevention. Prophylactic mastectomy, including bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in high-risk women or contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in wome...

Aim: To explore the impact of mastectomy on body image women with breast cancer. Design: A qualitative study a phenomenological approach. Methods: Thirty (n = 30) post-mastectomy cancer were obtained through purposive sampling technique. Data collected using in-depth and semi-structured individual interviews to experiences participants meanings they attribute them. The data was analysed Van Ma...

BACKGROUND Primary prevention of breast cancer through prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the risk of malignancy in high-risk individuals. No type of mastectomy completely removes all breast tissue, but a subcutaneous mastectomy leaves more tissue in situ than does a simple mastectomy. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of invasive breast cancer in a BRCA2-positive woman 33 years after bilate...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Recently, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has been replacing mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in mastectomy and BCS rates and the factors relating to these shifts. DESIGN AND SETTING A retrospective study in a Brazilian public hospital. METHODS Pathological records from female patients who underwent surgery for b...

INTRODUCTION Few studies have examined the prevalence of persistent pain after breast reconstruction with an implant after tissue expansion in comparison to mastectomy without breast reconstruction. Our primary objective was to evaluate the prevalence of persistent pain after breast reconstruction with a subpectoral implant after tissue expansion in a population-based study. Secondary objective...

PURPOSE To evaluate the rate of prophylactic contralateral mastectomy in an international cohort of women with hereditary breast cancer and to evaluate the predictors of uptake of preventive surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation who had been diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer were followed prospectively for a minimum of 1.5 years. Information was collected on...

BACKGROUND Options for women at high risk for breast cancer include surveillance, chemoprevention, and prophylactic mastectomy. The data on the outcomes for surveillance and prophylactic mastectomy are incomplete. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of all women with a family history of breast cancer who underwent bilateral prophylactic mastectomy at the Mayo Clinic between 1960 and 19...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRFS) and disease-free survival (DFS) between patients undergoing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) and those undergoing mastectomy alone. METHODS A retrospective review of patients who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction for resectable invasive breast cancer between...