title: Impact of radiotherapy on breast reconstruction.
abstract: Breast reconstruction in the face of radiotherapy poses a unique set of challenges to the plastic surgeon and thus alters the algorithm of the reconstruction. The impact of radiation changes on alloplastic and autologous breast reconstruction is unpredictable. This article reviews the pathophysiology of radiation changes and the alterations to the reconstructive process.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jugenburg
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Disa
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pusic
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008408:Mastectomy; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013524:Surgical Flaps