title: Immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: Immediate reconstruction offers an adjunct to the standard modified radical mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast in highly selected patients. It provides early reestablishment of breast form with a low complication rate and high patient satisfaction. There has been no evidence to date that immediate reconstruction affects the natural course of the primary breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*