title: [Indications and limitations of subcutaneous mastectomy in the treatment of breast carcinoma].
abstract: The reasons that led to subcutaneous mastectomy in some initial stage breast cancer patients are reported. After removal of the mammary gland, this surgical technique provides for prosthetic reconstruction and should therefore be confined to women with initial stage cancer who for psychological or aesthetic reasons refuse more destructive operations. The technique is described and results obtained discussed, recalling that this type of non-destructive operation will be increasingly in demand in the future but needs preclinical diagnosis of the local disease and its systemic diffusion.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Melita
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgone
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmeri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Navarra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quaranta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Indicazioni e limiti della mastectomia sottocutanea nel trattamento del carcinoma mammario.