title: Subcutaneous mastectomy for primary operable breast cancer.
abstract: Subcutaneous mastectomy has been performed on 98 patients with primary breast cancer. Eighty-four have undergone breast reconstruction using a silicone prosthesis. The overall complication rate has been low. The rates of local recurrence and survival are similar to those in patients undergoing simple mastectomy.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones