A preventive mastectomy with immediate reconstruction for the high-risk breast cancer patient.
A surgical technique for simple mastectomy with immediate reconstruction is described; it is a one-stage procedure. Criteria for performing preventive simple mastectomy are presented. The author invites a 10 year study using the criteria and his operative technique to determine the validity of preventive surgical approach.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012306:Risk; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous