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BACKGROUND Pectoral nerve (PecS) block is a recently introduced technique for providing surgical anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia during breast surgery.
S. Kulhari+4 more
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Clinical Data Related to Breast Reconstruction; Looking Back on the 21th Century and Forward to the Next Steps [PDF]
Breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery represents a positive step in restoring a women’s idea of self by reestablishing her feminine features and confidence, thus improving essential aesthetic and emotional aspects. Regarded as the cornerstone
Cristina, Filip Iulia+3 more
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The Effect of Health Literacy Counselling on Self-Care in Women after Mastectomy: a Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Introduction: Breast cancer has a high prevalence, constituting a major cause of mortality in women around the world. Health literacy has a vital role in the self-care of chronic diseases such as cancer and is an essential element in the ability of each ...
Masoume Rastegar+4 more
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Development of a Prototype Shirt for Post Double Mastectomy Women Without Breast Reconstruction [PDF]
Breast cancer is a common cancer among women in the United States, with thousands of fatalities and hundreds of thousands of diagnoses every year. A common course of treatment for breast cancer is the surgical removal of all or some of the breast tissue;
Lane, Hannah
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Comparison of Patient-reported Outcomes after Implant Versus Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction Using the BREAST-Q [PDF]
Background: The demand for reconstructive breast procedures of various types has accelerated in recent years. Coupled with increased patient expectations, it has fostered the development of oncoplastic and reconstructive techniques in breast surgery.
Bassetto, Franco+7 more
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Shailesh Agarwal,1 Lisa Pappas,2 Jayant Agarwal3 1Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Huntsman Cancer Institute, Biostatistics Core, 3Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ...
Agarwal S, Pappas L, Agarwal J
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The psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy: prospective study using questionnaires and semistructured interviews [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy for women with increased risk of breast cancer and to identify, preoperatively, risk factors for postoperative distress.
A'Hern, Roger+2 more
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PURPOSE The majority of women managed for breast cancer in Nigeria are relatively young, many in their forties. Mastectomy, the most common surgical treatment, raises psychosocial concerns. Understanding these concerns may help address the fears of women
O. Olasehinde+9 more
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ABSTRACT Angiosarcoma with malignant effusion is an uncommon yet clinically aggressive presentation, which poses as a diagnostic pitfall with its overlapping cytomorphologic features with metastatic adenocarcinoma. In this article, two cases reported in the literature were reviewed for cytology, immunocytochemistry, and clinical course.
Jamie C. Y. Lam+3 more
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The effect of mastectomy on baropodometric parameters for breast cancer patients
Objective: mastectomy after breast cancer produces several postural and biomechanical alterations in the frontal and sagittal plane. Such changes lead to disturbed kinematics of the spine, muscle imbalance and altered foot weight bearing. This study aims
Fanny Valencia Legarda+4 more
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