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Comparative Study
. 2007 Jul;78(7):637-42.
doi: 10.1007/s00104-007-1341-5.

[Breast reconstruction for patients with breast carcinoma : an analysis based on the data of 4,335 patients from 16 hospitals]

[Article in German]
M V Meyer-Marcotty  1 , J Hankiss, M Flügel, J Redeker
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Comparative Study

[Breast reconstruction for patients with breast carcinoma : an analysis based on the data of 4,335 patients from 16 hospitals]

[Article in German]
M V Meyer-Marcotty et al. Chirurg. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Background: [corrected] The rate of breast reconstructions after mastectomy because of breast carcinoma has not been thoroughly studied, based on a representatively large data pool.

Methods: We analyzed the data of 4,335 patients with breast carcinoma from 16 hospitals together with the German Breast Center (Westdeutsches Brustcentrum).

Results: Of the studied patients, 34% (1,488 of 4,335) had mastectomies. Breast reconstruction was performed in 13% (197) of those with mastectomy. None of the 197 with breast reconstruction was operated on by a plastic surgeon or had a microsurgical reconstructive procedure (free flap).

Conclusion: The aim of this study is to increase the number of breast reconstructions after mastectomy, including microsurgical procedures, and to improve cooperation between gynecologists and plastic surgeons.

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