Oncoplastic techniques for immediate reconstruction with nipple-areolar preservation following radical resection of a centrally located breast cancer
Flierl, D.; Hanker, J.P.
Zentralblatt für Gynakologie 123(7): 399-402
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4197 PMID: 11534300 Document Number: 527026
There are few breast-conserving therapies (BCT) for centrally located breast cancer. The present paper describes a BCT for breast cancers in such a location, which permits conservation of the nipple-areola complex (NAC), provided this has not been infiltrated. After histological detection of the breast cancer by punch biopsy, a central segmental mastectomy and an axillary dissection are performed. An immediate reconstruction of the subareolar defect is carried out by means of a local flap technique, thus conserving the NAC.