Oncological safety of autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy for invasive breast cancer

Oncological safety of autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy for invasive breast cancer

Abstract Background The number of patients requesting autologous breast reconstruction (ABR) after mastectomy for breast cancer has increased over the past decades. However, concern has been expressed about the oncological safety of ABR. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of ABR on distan...

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Main Authors: Joachim Geers, Hans Wildiers, Katrien Van Calster, Annouschka Laenen, Giuseppe Floris, Marc Vandevoort, Gerd Fabre, Ines Nevelsteen, Ann Smeets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Autologous breast reconstruction
Invasive breast cancer
Tumour dormancy
Surgical stress
Metastases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4912-6

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