The psychological impact of immediate breast reconstruction for women with early breast cancer.

Autor: Stevens LA, McGrath MH, Druss RG, Kister SJ, Gump FE, Forde KA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Plastic and reconstructive surgery [Plast Reconstr Surg] 1984 Apr; Vol. 73 (4), pp. 619-28.
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198404000-00018
Abstrakt: Twenty-five patients were evaluated, 13 who had immediate breast reconstruction and 12 who had delayed breast reconstruction for early breast cancer. Data were elicited about the psychological impact of the cancer, the mastectomy, and the reconstruction. Our results support the conclusion that immediate breast reconstruction is accompanied by a lower incidence of psychological morbidity postoperatively, and we recommend that immediate breast reconstruction be offered as an alternative to women with early breast cancer.
Databáze: MEDLINE