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644361

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
National survival statistics for breast cancer victims are basically the same today as they have been for the last 50 years. Less than 60% survive five years after diagnosis, and they frequently must accept mutilating results of treatment. To improve this bleak picture, our efforts should be directed toward prevention. One aspect of prevention would be to identify the breasts most likely to develop malignancies and remove the breast tissue with planned restoration of contour. Subcutaneous mastectomy and immediate insertion of Silastic gel prostheses has not met with the desired results either medically or esthetically. The complications with this procedure are numerous, and there is an unnatural "cystic" appearance on the chest wall with a thin skin covering through which the prostheses can be palpated. We advocate subcutaneous mastectomy with appropriate fixation of the nipples and areolae on the pectoral muscle and fascia, followed several months later by subpectoral augmentation. This two-staged procedure has proved to be a reliable one with few serious complications. It is hoped it will play a significant role not only in reducing the mortality associated with breast cancer but also in lessening the undesirable psychologic impact of the loss of breasts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
525-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Subcutaneous mastectomy with delayed subpectoral augmentation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article