title: [Bilateral carcinoma of the breast: treatment and prevention, Review of the literature].
abstract: Authors analyze 256 patients admitted in III Clinica Chirurgica of University of Rome "La Sapienza" for breast cancer, from 1982 to 1992; 16 of them had later developed another neoplasm in the opposite breast. After a retrospective study of the clinical history of all patients they came to the conclusion that bilateral neoplasm frequency is similar to that reported in world literature (1-18%) (23, 9, 2). Moreover, are analyzed the primary risk factors for a bilateral carcinoma, and they consider the utility of the prophylactic surgical treatment of the opposite breast.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia plastica e ricostruttiva, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muratori
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giacomelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brescia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gentili
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Miglietta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pulcini
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Granai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Messinetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Il carcinoma bilaterale della mammella: trattamento e profilassi. Revisione della letteratura.