title: [Reconstruction of the breast after radical mastectomy in cancer. Reconstruction of the breast volume].
abstract: After underlining the serious psychological consequences of radical mastectomy for carcinoma and the importance of breast reconstruction for the patient's complete recovery, the paper briefly reviews the main reconstruction techniques employed in restoring breast volume which is essentially achieved by inserting an artificial prosthesis below a myocutaneous skin flap often taken from the great dorsal. Some mention is also made of recently developed alternative techniques.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eleuteri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feliciano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcasciano
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
vernacular_title: La ricostruzione della mammella dopo mastectomia radicale per cancro. Ricostruzione del volume mammario.