INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Breast reconstruction is an important aesthetic and rehabilitative option that should be offered and considered by every woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast reconstruction is not…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Reduction mammaplasty for women with breast cancer has become a reliable option and adjunct following partial or total mastectomy.1–3 In the setting of partial mastectomy, reduction…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Sarcomas are neoplasms of the connective tissues derived from mesenchymal origins throughout the body, accounting for 1% of adult malignancies and 7% to 15% of pediatric…
RADIATION TO THE CHEST WALL Print Section Listen Background Radiation is a frequent adjunct for cancer treatment. Over 1.5 million persons have been diagnosed with cancer in the United States…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen As refinements in breast reconstruction techniques have occurred over the years, the aesthetic goals and expectations of our patients have risen. While many women are happy…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Over the past 40 years, breast restoration following breast removal for cancer has been transformed from a rarity to the standard of care in major U.S. cancer centers….
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The progressive evolution of conservative approaches to breast cancer has been influenced over the years by the development of advanced screening programs that have allowed for…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Surgical treatment for breast cancer has evolved from the original Halsted radical mastectomy to the segmental mastectomy, which was shown to be effective breast cancer therapy…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Over the past century, cancer treatment has evolved into a multimodality approach, necessitating surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or immunotherapy. These therapies are administered alone or in…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Surgical resection was the principal therapy for breast cancer for centuries. However, over the past 30 years, as therapeutic interventions have been modified and outcomes have…
