Breast cancer recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy: one institution's experience

Abstract Background Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) has been increasingly used to treat women with breast cancer who wish to preserve the overlying breast skin, but concern remains regarding tumor recurrence. We report our experience performing NSM for breast cancer treatment and prophylaxis over a...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 2015-01, Vol.209 (1), p.212-217
Hauptverfasser: Poruk, Katherine E., M.D, Ying, Jian, Ph.D, Chidester, Jeremy R., M.D, Olson, Joshua R., M.D, Matsen, Cindy B., M.D, Neumayer, Leigh, M.D, Agarwal, Jayant, M.D
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) has been increasingly used to treat women with breast cancer who wish to preserve the overlying breast skin, but concern remains regarding tumor recurrence. We report our experience performing NSM for breast cancer treatment and prophylaxis over a 6-year period. Methods A retrospective chart review on patients undergoing NSM or skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) from 2005 to 2011 was performed. Results NSM patients were younger ( P  
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.04.001