Prophylactic and Therapeutic Mastectomy in BRCA Mutation Carriers: Can the Nipple Be Preserved?

Background Use of nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is increasing. We sought to look at the role of NSM in BRCA mutation carriers. Methods Tissue from women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation who underwent mastectomy between March 1987 and June 2009 at a single institution was reviewed. The entire nipple–...

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