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skin-sparing mastectomy
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what is 'skin-sparing mastectomy'?
Definition for Skin-sparing mastectomy
Skin-sparing mastectomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: Paget's disease of the nipple.
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Skin-sparing mastectomy and Biopsy
Excision biopsy
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Mammogram
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Skin-sparing mastectomy and Mammogram
Mastectomy (radical or modified) and lymph node clearance
Skin-sparing mastectomy and Mastectomy (radical or modified) and lymph node clearance
Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining
Skin-sparing mastectomy and Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining
Punch biopsy
Skin-sparing mastectomy and Punch biopsy
Scrape cytology
Skin-sparing mastectomy and Scrape cytology
Wedge Resection
Skin-sparing mastectomy and Wedge Resection
Wide local excision with axillary node sampling
Skin-sparing mastectomy and Wide local excision with axillary node sampling
autologous reconstruction
Skin-sparing mastectomy and autologous reconstruction
cone excision of nipple
Skin-sparing mastectomy and cone excision of nipple
nipple excision underlying breast
Skin-sparing mastectomy and nipple excision underlying breast
wedge biopsy
Skin-sparing mastectomy and wedge biopsy
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Oncological considerations of skin-sparing mastectomy
... safety of performing skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) for invasive breast ... Compared to non-skin-sparing mastectomy (NSSM), SSM seems to be oncologically ...
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Skin-sparing mastectomy with conservation of the nipple-areola complex ...
Skin-sparing mastectomy with conservation of the nipple-areola complex and ... OBJECTIVE: Is skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with conservation of the Nipple ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12832974
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Skin-sparing mastectomy in breast cancer
Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) greatly enhances the aesthetic results of breast ... Institute of Mexico in skin-sparing mastectomy in patients with breast cancer. ...
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Factors Associated With Local Recurrence After Skin-Sparing Mastectomy ...
Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) has been advocated as an oncologically safe ... early follow-up period, that the skin-sparing mastectomy is a safe method in the ...
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Skin-Sparing Mastectomy with Conservation of the Nipple?Areola Complex ...
Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) removes the breast, nipple?areola complex (NAC) ... reconstruction after complete skin-sparing mastectomy with autologous tissue. ...
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Mastectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skin-sparing mastectomy: In this surgery, the breast tissue is removed through a ... Skin-sparing mastectomy with conservation of the nipple-areola complex and ...
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Refinements & Finishing Touches ...
... expanders, breast implants, skin-sparing mastectomy, transverse rectus abdominis ... performed following a skin-sparing mastectomy in a nonirradiated ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic135.htm
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Skin-sparing mastectomy and radiotherapy: an update
... a contraindication to skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) and immediate breast ... Compared to non-skin-sparing mastectomy (NSSM), SSM seems to be oncologically ...
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MedlinePlus: Mastectomy
Mastectomy ... Skin-Sparing Mastectomy(Breastcancer.org) Return to top. Related Issues ... Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy(American Cancer Society) ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mastectomy.html
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Preventive Mastectomy & Breast Cancer - WebMD
... a preventive mastectomy procedure called a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. ... When skin-sparing mastectomy is combined with immediate breast reconstruction, ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/preventive-mastectomy?page=2
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Skin-sparing mastectomy. Oncologic and reconstructive considerations.
... compared skin-sparing mastectomy and traditional mastectomy both followed ... SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Skin-sparing mastectomy is used increasingly in the ...
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Mastectomy - Definition of Mastectomy for Treatment of Breast Cancer
A mastectomy is a surgical procedure in which most or all of the breast ... a skin-sparing mastectomy is one in which the breast tissue is removed, but the ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/breastcancerglossary/g/mastectomy.htm
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Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Today's post-mastectomy breast reconstruction patients has more surgical options ... mastectomy, although there are newer techniques, like the skin-sparing ...
http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/reconstructiveprocedures/p/breast_recon.htm
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www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/icd9/att8_Holtzman_Sep07.ppt
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy is typically staged, taking place over ... skin sparing mastectomy... at regular intervals to stretch out the skin. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/icd9/att8_Holtzman_Sep07.ppt
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Breast Cancer Treatments on MedicineNet.com
And when this is performed it is called a skin-sparing mastectomy. Skin-sparing mastectomy has been used over the past several years very ...
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Other Free Flaps : Article by Mark F ...
... transverse thigh free flap, LTTF flap, skin-sparing mastectomy, breast surgery ... reconstruction is performed immediately following a skin-sparing mastectomy. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic140.htm
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Is it safe to preserve the nipple areola complex during skin-sparing ...
... the nipple areola complex during skin-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer? ... Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with nipple areola complex (NAC) preservation ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17269590
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Nipple Reconstruction After Mastectomy
... room during her bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy last October and now we ... both breasts removed in a skin-sparing mastectomy so that her breasts could ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/chat_schedules/2/1709_51330
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Deciding About Breast Reconstruction
... cancer and is facing a mastectomy, the question of having immediate ... possible to have a skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, and ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/b/2006/04/22/deciding-about-reconstruction.htm
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eMedicine - Breast Cancer : Article by Issam Makhoul, MD
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second most ... radical mastectomy, RM, total mastectomy, TM, skin-sparing mastectomy, SSM, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2808.htm
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WebMD - Missing sisters!
I am taking Chemothrapy before surgery (mastectomy) ... and Herceptin.Surgery:skin sparing mastectomy (left breast) and reconstruction of both breasts. ...
http://boards.webmd.com/webx?224@@4dc2f486@.897a7d72
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Breast Implants and Tissue Expander Reconstruction ? Breast Implant ...
No skin or muscle needs to be relocated for an implant reconstruction. Learn more about breast... Planning a Skin-Sparing Mastectomy. Illustration © Pam Stephan ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/reconstructivesurgery/tp/im...
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Skin-Sparing Mastectomy on Yahoo! Health
Let me take you back in time to see how mastectomy surgery has changed. ... to see have brought us the skin-sparing mastectomy with sentinel node biopsy. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/52/skin-sparing-mastectomy/
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Breast Cancer Surgery Choices - National Cancer Institute
... choices including breast-sparing surgery, mastectomy, and breast reconstruction surgery. ... shape from muscle, fat, and skin taken from other parts of ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/allpages
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Cohesive silicone gel breast implants in aesthetic and reconstructive ...
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, ... contractures, and one implant exposure following a skin-sparing mastectomy. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16141814
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Expander-Implant : Article by Jorge ...
... to provide reconstruction of the breast following mastectomy. ... is delineated if a standard periareolar skin-sparing mastectomy is not an option. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic134.htm
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Latissimus Flap : Article by John Y ...
... to patients who had skin-sparing mastectomy and standard latissimus dorsi flap ... breast reconstruction after skin sparing mastectomy. Eur J Surg Oncol. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic137.htm
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Nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer and risk reduction ...
... who had undergone nipple-sparing mastectomy with breast reconstruction for ... judged minimal (less than one-third total skin of nipple) in 13 of 22 patients ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17084333
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction: TRAM, Unipedicled : Article by ...
Breast reconstruction entered the modern era with the introduction of the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) ... In skin-sparing mastectomy, only ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic141.htm
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eMedicine - Breast Cancer : Article by Diane M Opatt
Subcutaneous/skin-sparing mastectomy: This procedure involves subcutaneous ... (ie, lumpectomy vs skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction) ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic521.htm
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Breast Cancer Symptoms, Facts, Causes, Treatments, Stages, Diagnosis ...
... for breast-sparing surgery (with radiation therapy) and mastectomy for Stage I ... Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/breast_cancer/page8.htm
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Clinical Trials (PDQ®) - National Cancer Institute
... electing breast-sparing procedure (partial mastectomy or lumpectomy) must ... previous 5 years except: Nonmelanomatous skin cancer In situ carcinoma of the ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/view_clinicaltrials.as...
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Perforator Flap : Article by Frank J ...
... Before and after right skin-sparing mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma ... after bilateral prophylactic skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate deep ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic545.htm
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Invasive breast cancer following bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy in a ...
Skin-sparing mastectomy [8] could be seen as a partial compromise and appears to ... Skin-sparing mastectomy. Surg Clin North Am. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1201178
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Mastectomy vs. lumpectomy guide - MayoClinic.com
Mastectomy or lumpectomy ? Which do you choose if you have early-stage ... Skin ... only breast tissue, sparing the skin, nipple, areola, chest wall ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mastectomy-lumpectomy/BC99999/PAGE=BC00015
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The diagnosis and management of pre-invasive breast disease: Problems ...
... breast reconstruction is performed, a skin-sparing mastectomy is preferred. ... Mastectomy may be indicated where there is extensive DCIS close to several ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Is Possible
... is a viable option for a select group of mastectomy patients, research shows. ... Skin-sparing surgery is not an option when reconstruction surgery is delayed, ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20040212/nipple-spar...
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction: TRAM, Bipedicled : Article by ...
Breast Reconstruction: TRAM, Bipedicled - Hartrampf, Scheflan, and Black brought breast reconstruction into the modern ... with skin-sparing mastectomy, only ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic133.htm
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction: TRAM, Free : Article by Michael R Zenn
This procedure now accounts for approximately 20% of breast reconstructions ... In skin-sparing mastectomy, only the nipple and areola are removed with the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic136.htm
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DIEP Flap - Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator - DIEP Flap Breast ...
... fat and skin from your abdomen to create a new breast mound after a mastectomy. ... surgeon will remove your breast first, sparing as much skin as possible. ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/reconstructivesurgery/tp/diep_surgery.htm
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MedlinePlus: Videos of Surgical Procedures
Innovative Valve-Sparing Surgical Procedure for Aortic Root Aneurysm (New York ... Skin, Hair and Nails. Sweat ... Mastectomy ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html
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eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Nipple-Areola Reconstruction ...
The history of nipple reconstruction parallels that of breast reconstruction with autologous tissue, from the ... with skin-sparing mastectomy, this ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic144.htm
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Capsular contraction following immediate reconstructive surgery for ...
Journal List > Int Semin Surg Oncol > v.1; 2004. Abstract. Full Text ... Gurpreet Singh-Ranger1 ... A skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=483033
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Preventive Mastectomy Satisfying
Breast cancer patients who chose to have a healthy breast surgically removed along with the diseased one tend to be ... popular skin-sparing technique ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20060317/preventive-...
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Mastectomy: Surgery to treat or prevent breast cancer - Yahoo! Health
Mastectomy ? understand why this breast cancer surgery is used and what to expect. ... Skin-sparing mastectomy ? removal of all the breast tissue, nipple and areola ...
http://health.yahoo.com/breastcancer-treatment/mastectomy-su...
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Mastectomy: Surgery to treat or prevent breast cancer - MayoClinic.com
Mastectomy ? understand why this breast cancer surgery is used and what to expect. ... Skin-sparing mastectomy ? removal of all the breast tissue, nipple and areola ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mastectomy/WO00113
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Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Latissimus Dorsi Flap for Breast ...
... and skin from your upper back to create a new breast mound after a mastectomy. ... will first remove your breast, sparing as much skin as will be safe to keep. ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/reconstructivesurgery/tp/latissimus_dorsi.htm
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Radiation therapy planning with photons and protons for early and ...
... the treatment technique was refined and skin sparing was improved by the use of ... compared with modified radical mastectomy with and without reconstruction. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Breast Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
... is going to have a mastectomy, breast reconstruction (surgery to rebuild a ... Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/Patient/page5/print
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SGAP Flap - SGAP Breast Reconstruction
... and skin from your upper buttock to create a new breast mound after a mastectomy. ... will first remove your breast, sparing as much skin as will be safe to keep. ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/reconstructivesurgery/tp/sgap_flap.htm
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