Immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast.
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.
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*