title: [Breast surgery in HIV-positive women].
abstract: The increasing of HIV infection in young women as well as prolonged survival let us to register an important rising of breast cancers in such type of patients. The Authors report the case of a 48 year old HIV-positive woman, who underwent surgery because of the histological positivity for cancer of the right breast. It was decided to perform a quadrantectomy and reconstruction with implant, because of the absence of immunodepression. The Authors discuss about indications for reconstructive surgery in seropositive women with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, Dipartimento di Chirurgia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amanti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Catracchia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luzzatto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lo Russo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moscaroli
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Chirurgia della mammella in pazienti HIV-positive.