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Breast Cancer
Safety of nipple-areola reconstruction after radiation therapy evaluated
September 8th, 2005
The safety of nipple-areola reconstruction after radiation therapy was recently evaluated. "Radiation therapy (RT) is considered by some to be a contraindication to nipple-areola reconstruction (NAR) particularly in patients with breast implant reconstruction," according to researchers from the University of Rochester in New York. "In this retrospective chart review, all patients who underwent breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants from 1997-2003 were reviewed." L. B. Draper and colleagues identified "A subset of patients with a history of radiation therapy (pre-or postoperative). Postoperative complications, surgical technique, and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-08)
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