Tear-drop incision for mastectomy to avoid dog-ear deformity

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-

  Mirza, M ^a   Sinha, K S ^a   Fortes Mayer, K ^a  

^a MANOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLA; BREAST; BREAST PROSTHESIS; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFORMITY; HUMAN; INCISION; MASTECTOMY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCAR; SKIN DEFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

EID: 0037344352     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321219984     Document Type: Note

References (3)

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2. Chretien-Maruet B, Bennaceur S. Dog ear: True and false. A simple surgical management. Dermatol Surg 1997; 23: 547-50.
3. Nowacki MP, Towpik E. A fish shaped incision for mastectomy. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1988; 167: 251-2.