The Oncological Safety of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Systematic Review of the Literature with a Pooled Analysis of 12,358 Procedures

The Oncological Safety of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Systematic Review of the Literature with a Pooled Analysis of 12,358 Procedures

Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is increasingly popular as a procedure for the treatment of breast cancer and as a prophylactic procedure for those at high risk of developing the disease. However, it remains a controversial option due to questions regarding its oncological safety and concerns regard...

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Main Authors: Hannah Louise Headon, Abdul Kasem, Kefah Mokbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
mastectomy
breast neoplasm
recurrence
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2016.43.4.328

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