title: Reduction Mammaplasty and Breast Cancer Screening.
abstract: Breast reduction surgery is one of the most popular procedures performed by plastic surgeons; based on the current literature, it is safe and does not have a negative impact on identifying breast cancer in women. There are no evidence-based data to confirm the utility of unique screening protocols for women planning to undergo reduction surgery or for those who already had reduction. Women undergoing this surgery should not deviate from the current recommendations of screening mammography in women older than 40 years of average risk. Experienced radiologist can readily distinguish postsurgical imaging findings of rearranged breast parenchyma from malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
authors.forename: Yan T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Pomales
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Radiology, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
authors.lastname: Priyanka Handa
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Radiology, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
authors.forename: Mary S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Electronic address: alosken@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Losken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Breast reduction; Cancer screening; Imaging findings; Mammogram; Reduction mammaplasty