The place of subcutaneous mastectomy with immediate silicone prosthetic implantation in diseases of the breast.
Subcutaneous mastectomy with immediate silicone prosthetic implantation has been performed on 32 patients. The main indications for this were severe fibrocystic disease and non-invasive carcinoma. Five patients with advanced invasive carcinoma were also included. An improved operative technique is described. The indications and results are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers