1980/01/01 by Hume Logan
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Breast Implant and Reconstruction #Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques #Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
paper · doi:10.1002/bjs.1800670122
There has been a move away from radical surgery for carcinoma of the breast to more conservative measures. However, even simple mastectomy causes considerable mutilation and is psychologically very upsetting for most patients. This has led to attempts at reconstruction of the breast and more recently to prostheses being inserted at the time of mastectomy (1). The early results of this procedure in 30 patients--the total experience of a general surgeon--are reported in this paper.