title: Immediate breast reconstruction does not lead to a delay in the delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy.
abstract: Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) has been considered by some to lead to a delay in the delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy. Our aim was to determine whether IBR led to a delay when compared to conservation surgery and non-reconstructive mastectomy. Ninety-five cases of IBR receiving chemotherapy were reviewed. These were compared to 95 consecutively treated patients undergoing conservation surgery and 95 undergoing non-reconstructive mastectomy. Our data shows that IBR does not lead to a delay in the delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy when compared to standard non-reconstructive surgery and should not adversely affect breast cancer outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK. dr37d@udcf.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weiller-Mithoff
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Doughty
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents