title: The place of subcutaneous mastectomy with immediate silicone prosthetic implantation in diseases of the breast.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers