RT Book, Section
A1 Carlson, Grant W.
A2 Kuerer, Henry M.
SR Print(0)
ID 6415760
T1 Chapter 74. Oncologic Considerations for Breast Reconstruction
T2 Kuerer's Breast Surgical Oncology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160178-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6415760
RD 2024/04/20
AB Fifteen  percent  of  women  treated  for  breast  cancer  with  total  mastectomy  receive  immediate  or  early  breast  reconstruction.1,2  The  percentage  is  higher  in  young  women  and  those  treated  in  tertiary  care  medical  centers.  Immediate  breast  reconstruction  (IBR)  has  several  advantages.3,4  It  can  prevent  some  of  the  negative  psychological  and  emotional  sequelae  seen  with  mastectomy.  The  aesthetic  results  of  immediate  reconstruction  are  superior  to  those  seen  after  delayed  reconstruction.  IBR  also  reduces  hospital  costs  by  reducing  the  number  of  procedures  and  length  of  hospitalization.  IBR  has  the  potential  to  impact  the  treatment  of  breast  cancer.  It  could  affect  the  delivery  of  adjuvant  therapy  and  the  detection  and  treatment  of  recurrent  disease.  Chemotherapy  and  radiation  therapy  could  also  impact  the  complication  rates  of  reconstruction.  The  oncologic  considerations  of  breast  reconstruction  are  outlined  in  this  chapter.