Defining a place for nipple sparing mastectomy in modern breast care: An evidence based review

Breast Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 571-581

  Murthy, Vijayashree ^a   Chamberlain, Ronald S ^a,b,c  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Grenada)

Author keywords

breast conserving surgery; NAC preservation; nipple sparing mastectomy; Skin sparing mastectomy

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; NIPPLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR INVASION; TUMOR VOLUME;

BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY; NAC PRESERVATION; NIPPLE SPARING MASTECTOMY; SKIN SPARING MASTECTOMY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; NIPPLES;

EID: 84886800989     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01220.x     Document Type: Review

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