Background/Aim: For women who have undergone a mastectomy, breast reconstruction
provides psychological as well as aesthetic benefits. Thus, many patients ask for an …

Background Many patients with unilateral breast cancer opt for contralateral prophylactic
mastectomy (CPM) at the time of therapeutic mastectomy (immediate CPM) or following …

Background. Most of the publications about Laparoscopically harvested omental flap after
skin sparing mastectomy were case reports or case series. Most of them were designed for …

Background Mastectomy is performed prior to or concurrently with deep inferior epigastric
perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction. However, the complication rates of nipple …

Background Although there are many acellular dermal matrix (ADM) products, the
sterilization process varies for each product. We compared the clinical outcomes of …

Nipple–areolar complex (NAC) necrosis is a devastating complication in nipple-sparing
mastectomies (NSMs) that significantly impacts patient's quality of life. The use of …

The greatest challenge to nipple areolar complex (NAC) preservation during mastectomy
has been ischemic complications which can range from epidermolysis to complete necrosis …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, with increasing
incidence rates. Risk factors include genetic mutations (eg, BRCA1, BRCA2), age, lifestyle …

Breast cancer treatment is a multidisciplinary approach including interdisciplinary
collaboration between oncologists, surgeons, and psychologists. Overall, the American …

Hintergrund Neue Therapieansätze verbessern zunehmend das Outcome von
Brustkrebspatientinnen. Der Einsatz neoadjuvanter Chemotherapie soll zu einer …