RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Reconstruction options following breast conservation therapy
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP S24
OP S29
VO 75
IS 3 suppl 1
A1 Djohan, Risal
A1 Zins, James E.
A1 Rolston, David K.
A1 Hermann, Robert
A1 Churgin, Samara
A1 Isakov, Raymond
A1 Yetman, Randall
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/3_suppl_1/S24.abstract
AB Women who have had breast conservation therapy for malignancy are candidates for various surgical techniques for immediate or delayed breast reconstruction. These include local tissue rearrangement, therapeutic reduction mammaplasty, and various flap reconstruction procedures. Each technique has advantages and disadvantages, and individual patient factors, particularly breast size and resection defect size, should drive the choice among procedures. Immediate reconstruction (at the time of breast conservation surgery) is preferred over delayed reconstruction, for multiple reasons. Patients tend to be satisfied with the cosmetic outcome of these procedures, but thorough patient counseling and preoperative planning is critical to a good result.