Background: The role of nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer is controversial, as
there is concern regarding its oncologic safety and complication rate. The authors reviewed …

Background Although effective local control is the primary goal of surgery for breast cancer,
the long-term aesthetic outcome is also important. Nipple-sparing mastectomy aims to …

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the risks and benefits of nipple-sparing mastectomy in a
multiinstitutional experience in the settings of risk-reducing surgery and breast cancer …

Background: Surgical treatment of breast cancer traditionally has included resection of the
nipple-areola complex (NAC), in the belief that this area had a significant probability of …

Background Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM), which involves the resection of the
nipple/areolar complex with the breast parenchyma, improves the aesthetic outcome for …

Hypothesis The rationale for removal of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) during total
mastectomy centers on long-standing concerns about possible neoplastic involvement of the …

Background Success with skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) has led to the reconsideration of
the necessity to remove the skin overlying the nipple–areola complex. The aim of our study …

Purpose Although breast-conserving surgery is a standard approach for patients with breast
cancer, mastectomy often becomes necessary. Surgical options now include nipple-sparing …

Background: In women with breast cancer for whom breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is not
the best option, a nipple and areola complex-(NAC) sparing mastectomy with immediate …

Background When the conservative treatment is not recommended, Nipple Sparing
Mastectomy (NSM) is proposed more and more frequently for the surgical treatment of breast …