Immediate reconstruction after mastectomy: team approach.
A review of 198 cases of breast reconstruction done at the time of mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast shows an extremely low morbidity. The technique of using a tissue-expander prosthesis enables immediate breast reconstruction without any fear of impairing prognosis, of spreading disease, or of impeding adjuvant therapy.
Hoffman
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Department of Surgery, Baltimore County General Hospital.
Klatsky
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Davis
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009017:Morbidity; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices