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. 2007 Nov-Dec;144(6):516-21.
doi: 10.1016/s0021-7697(07)79778-8.

[Nipple areola complex conservation in immediate breast reconstruction: prospective study of 66 cases]

[Article in French]
M C Missana  1 , M A Germain, M Spielman, M C Mathieu, M Rose, A Dunant, L Barreau
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[Nipple areola complex conservation in immediate breast reconstruction: prospective study of 66 cases]

[Article in French]
M C Missana et al. J Chir (Paris). 2007 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Objective of the study: Our objective is to define a sub-group of patients in whom skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction and preservation of the nipple-areola complex is technically and oncologically feasible without increasing the risk of complications and local recurrence.

Patients and methods: Between September 1999 and December 2005, 66 patients presenting an in situ and/or invasive breast carcinoma justifying a mastectomy underwent immediate breast reconstruction preserving the skin and nipple-areolar complex.

Results: After a median follow-up of 37 months, definitive conservation of the nipple-areolar complex with good esthetic results was achieved in 71% of the cases.

Conclusion: This preliminary study provides encouraging results in a selected patient population but requires a longer term follow-up in order to draw definitive conclusions on the oncological safety preserving the nipple-areolar complex.

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