title: Mastectomy with and without immediate breast reconstruction using a musculocutaneous flap.
abstract: We compared surgical cosmetic results in 83 patients who underwent mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction (MIBR) using a myocutaneous flap with those of 153 patients with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy without breast reconstruction. Cosmetic results were significantly better in patients who underwent MIBR than radical mastectomy or extended MIBR, although no intergroup difference existed in the reconstructive technique. Neither did any difference exist in the incidence of complications between patients undergoing MIBR and mastectomy without breast reconstruction, or between patients undergoing modified mastectomy and radical or extended mastectomy. Finally, MIBR did not appear to adversely effect recurrence or overall survival. We conclude that MIBR using a myocutaneous flap is an acceptable treatment option for patients with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Earashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniya
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate