Skin Sparing Mastectomy with Preservation of Nipple Areola Complex and Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Single Centre Prospective Study

• DOI: 10.1155/2014/589068
• Publication Date: 2014-11-11T21:04:13Z
• Authors: Debarati Chattopa...; Souradip Gupta; Prabir Kumar Jash; Marang Buru Murmu; Sandipan Gupta
• Keywords: Areola

Background. Skin and nipple areola sparing mastectomy (NASM) has recently gained popularity as the management of breast cancer. This study aims to evaluate aesthetic outcome, patient satisfaction, oncological safety NASM. Methods. The prospectively analyzes results NASM immediate reconstruction in 34 women with criteria for inclusion were core biopsy-proven, peripherally located cancer any tumor size "N" status, documented negative intraoperative frozen section biopsy retroareolar tissue, distance from margin >2 cm on mammography. Results. median age patients was 45 years. majority had either stage II or III mammographic complex (NAC) 3.8 cm. overall operative morbidity minimal. NAC could be preserved all patients. There no local recurrence at follow-up 28.5 months. outcomes satisfactory. Conclusion. can successfully achieved minimal very low risk appropriately selected patients, acceptable good satisfaction.