Twenty-five years of risk-reducing mastectomies and immediate breast reconstruction—lessons learned from a single institution
| Autor: | Jessica Gahm, Inkeri Schultz, Kerstin Sandelin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment General surgery Retrospective cohort study General Medicine University hospital medicine.disease Breast cancer Multidisciplinary approach medicine Single institution Patient participation Breast reconstruction business Mastectomy |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Breast Surgery. 3:28-28 |
| ISSN: | 2616-2776 |
| Popis: | Risk-reducing mastectomy is an established surgical option for patients with inherited high risk for breast cancer. At the Karolinska University Hospital, a structured care plan for this patient group has been developed over a 25-year period. This paper describes the gradual evolution of patient care and surgical technique at a single high-volume university hospital. The results presented are based upon multidisciplinary collaborative efforts, prospective and retrospective studies and the patients’ and their partners’ own experiences after approximately 700 risk-reducing mastectomies. For women at high risk for breast cancer, a multidisciplinary approach is considered crucial for both pre- and postoperative assessment. The importance of accurate and personalized preoperative counseling and patient participation in decision making is stressed, and different surgical techniques are described. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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