title: Is it safe to preserve the nipple areola complex during skin-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer?
abstract: Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with nipple areola complex (NAC) preservation appears to be oncologically safe, provided the tumor is not close to the nipple and a frozen section protocol for the retroareolar tissue is followed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, St. George's & The Princess Grace Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ramia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mokbel
authors.forename: Kefah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mokbel
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome