Objective The objective of the study is to assess and quantify the effect of the appearance of
synchronous contralateral axillary on breast cancer survival. Summary background data …

Carriers of genetic mutations that predispose to cancer syndromes are often faced with
complex decisions. For women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in particular, the …

Background Prophylactic mastectomies (PM) are performed to reduce the risk of breast
cancer. Occasionally an occult carcinoma is found in PM specimens. Given the high …

Risk‐reducing mastectomy (RRM) confers 90–95% decreased risk of breast cancer, and
may reduce mortality, especially in high‐risk groups such as BRCA carriers. Risk of occult …

Rates of contralateral mastectomy (CM) among patients with unilateral breast cancer have
been increasing in the United States. In this Society of Surgical Oncology position statement …

Background Despite decreasing rates of subsequent contralateral breast cancer after
diagnosis of unilateral primary breast cancer, the proportion of patients electing contralateral …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of clinically and mammographically
occult disease using breast MRI in a cohort of cancer patients undergoing contralateral …

Women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes are frequently seen in
primary care and gynecology clinics. They present with a distinctive set of clinical and …

Introduction. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in prophylactic mastectomy is controversial. It
avoids lymphadenectomy in occult carcinoma but is associated with increased morbidity …

Please see the Editorial Comment by Linda M. Sanders discussing this article. Please see
the Author Video associated with this article. BACKGROUND. There is a paucity of data and …