title: Breast carcinoma in residual breast tissue after prophylactic bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy.
abstract: We report a case of breast carcinoma 6 years after a prophylactic subcutaneous mastectomy. The incidence of breast carcinoma after prophylactic mastectomy is probably less than 2%. If removal of breast tissue is performed to prevent breast cancer, we advocate a complete simple bilateral mastectomy, including nipple-areola complex, axillary tail and pectoral fascia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Willemsen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaas
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Peterse
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Rutgers
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged