Delayed nipple-sparing modified subcutaneous mastectomy: Rationale and technique

Breast Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-178

  Palmieri, Beniamino ^a   Baitchev, George ^b   Grappolini, Simone ^c   Costa, Alberto ^d   Benuzzi, Giorgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Breast Unit   (Bulgaria)

^c Humanitas Institute   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delayed nipple sparing modified subcutaneous mastectomy; Mastectomy; Nipple areola complex preservation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BLOOD VESSEL; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; OUTPATIENT; PARENCHYMA; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS MASTECTOMY;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES;

EID: 18644367289     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2005.21520.x     Document Type: Article

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