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7851550

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
The authors consider 88 cases of mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction mainly performed using the skin expander plus prosthesis method or latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps. At the same time, 53 patients underwent contralateral mastopexy for symmetry. The mean follow-up was 21 months (range 2-102). Progressive disease was observed in nine cases: one patient presented scar relapse, one axillary relapse, two contralateral tumor, two contralateral tumor and distant metastasis, three distant metastases and one death from distant metastasis. Reconstruction complications were capsular contracture in 12 cases, infection in nine, skin necrosis in two, skin expander breakage in three and implant dislocation in one. The final result was judged good in 54 cases, fair in nine, poor in 11 and unevaluable in 14. In conclusion immediate breast reconstruction does not seem to interfere with the disease or oncological therapy. After analysing separately, and comparing the results and complications of the two main techniques used, latissimus dorsi seems to be the most reliable method in the majority of cases but skin expanders can be a good technique in patients with small and firm breasts and without complicating risk factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0748-7983
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
36-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: oncological considerations and evaluation of two different methods relating to 88 cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Verona University, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial