A comparative study between using harmonic scalpel and electrocautry in modified radical
mastectomy. Egyptian J Surg 2007; 26: 176-80.
If the cancer returns after a lumpectomy and radiation, you will need a
mastectomy. "Radiation limits the number of lumpectomies you can have," Dr.
We performed a retrospective analysis of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers who underwent at least 1 prophylactic
mastectomy at our center, between 2009 and 2015.
Our aim in this study has been to determine the significant clinicopathological factors associated with long-term outcome among our institutional patient cohort who underwent immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) with tissue expander (TE) or implant after
mastectomy treated with contemporary oncological management.
In 2009, the split between women who underwent
mastectomy with or without simultaneous reconstruction was 39.1% to 60.9%, but by 2014 the rates had changed to 29% with simultaneous reconstruction and 71% who received it during a separate visit or stay.
Dr Dora Evangelidou from Cosme Surge, Emirates Hospital said: "Unfortunately,
mastectomy is considered by most women a taboo subject as they view this as disfiguring or a loss of femininity.
(1.) Li et al.: Traumatic neuroma in a patient with breast cancer after
mastectomy: a case report and review of the literature.
This article refers to acute pain resulting from a
mastectomy and lasting three or fewer months.
Six months following the surgery, she presented with redness over the
mastectomy scar that increased in size rapidly within 2 months.
On the basis of current evidence, the gold standard seems to be represented by nipple-sparing
mastectomy which, thanks to the preservation of the skin envelope and the nipple-areola complex, is able to optimize the oncological and aesthetic results.
Meticulous gross examination of
mastectomy specimens is critical to establish accurate tumor size and to assess multifocality and/or multicentricity of lesions, margin status, and the distribution of microcalcifications that may be associated with in situ carcinoma.