Background: Breast reconstruction after mastectomy may improve psychological sequelae for patients. The objective of this study is to characterize differences in depression and anxiety rates for mastectomy and breast reconstruction (BR) patients by race.
Stuti P. Garg +6 more
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Residual breast tissue after robot-assisted nipple sparing mastectomy
Introduction: While the long-term oncologic safety of robot-assisted nipple sparing mastectomy (RNSM) remains to be elucidated, histologically detected residual breast tissue (RBT) can be a surrogate for oncologically sound mastectomy.
Ko Un Park, MD +6 more
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Clinical outcomes and patterns of care in the treatment of carcinosarcoma of the breast [PDF]
Purpose: Carcinosarcoma of the breast is a rare yet highly aggressive tumor accounting for \u3c1% of all breast cancers, for which guidance on optimal management and prognosis are sparse.
Acharya, Sahaja +4 more
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Visualising Discourse Structure in Interactive Documents [PDF]
In this paper we introduce a method for generating interactive documents which exploits the visual features of hypertext to represent discourse structure.
Busemann, Stephan +3 more
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to draw a comparison between patients diagnosed with breast-cancer and had mastectomy and post-mastectomy reconstructive operation with respect to their depression, self-esteem and self-efficacy belief scores against ...
Zehra Kanmaz, Osman Tolga Aricak
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Depression in breast cancer patients who have undergone mastectomy: A national cohort study.
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the incidence of post-operative depression in breast cancer patients who have undergone mastectomy with the incidence of post-operative depression in non-breast cancer participants (controls ...
Min-Su Kim +4 more
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The iBRA (implant breast reconstruction evaluation) study: protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to inform the feasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomised clinical trial comparing new techniques of implant-based breast reconstruction. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) is the most commonly performed reconstructive procedure in the UK. The introduction of techniques to augment the subpectoral pocket has revolutionised the procedure, but there is a lack of high ...
Barnes, NL +17 more
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PurposeConcerns have been raised about the oncologic safety of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) following mastectomy for breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate locoregional recurrence (LRR) and distant metastasis (DM) of breast cancer according
Chunyong Han +29 more
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Oncological safety of stromal vascular fraction enriched fat grafting in two-stage breast reconstruction after nipple sparing mastectomy: long-term results of a prospective study [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Autologous fat transfer (AFT) is commonly used to treat implant palpability and prevent fibrosis and thinning in mastectomy skin flaps.
Badylak, S. +13 more
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Sexuality, depression and body image after breast reconstruction
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of breast reconstruction after mastectomy on sexual function, body image, and depression. METHODS: This cross-sectional, comparative, controlled study was conducted with 90 women between 18 and 65 years of age who had ...
Silvania de Cassia Vieira Archangelo +4 more
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