Indications and limitations of subcutaneous mastectomy in the treatment of breast carcinoma
Melita, P.; Lemma, F.; Gorgone, S.; Palmeri, R.; Navarra, G.; Quaranta, S.
Minerva Chirurgica 44(8): 1279-1283
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4733 PMID: 2548122 Document Number: 331277
The reasons that led to subcutaneous mastectomy in some initial stage breast cancer patients are reported. After removal of the mammary gland, this surgical technique provides for prosthetic reconstruction and should therefore be confined to women with initial stage cancer who for psychological or aesthetic reasons refuse more destructive operations. The technique is described and results obtained discussed, recalling that this type of non-destructive operation will be increasingly in demand in the future but needs preclinical diagnosis of the local disease and its systemic diffusion.