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Mastectomy for Invasive Breast Cancer

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Although many patients currently treated for breast cancer will undergo breast conservation, there are instances in which mastectomy remains the procedure of choice. The mastectomy procedure has evolved considerably since the era of the radical mastectomy where the breast, pectoral muscles, axillary and infraclavicular lymph nodes were resected en bloc. Current techniques include the total mastectomy (non-skin-sparing), skin-sparing mastectomy, and nipple-areola-sparing mastectomy. The choice of mastectomy technique largely depends on the indication, tumor characteristics, and plans for reconstruction. This chapter reviews indications and patient selection for mastectomy and describes the technical aspects of current mastectomy techniques.

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Abbreviations

DCIS:

Ductal carcinoma in situ

NAC:

Nipple-areola complex

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  1. Department of Breast Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H Lauder Breast Center, 300 East 66th street, 8th floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Tracy-Ann Moo MD

  2. Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 425 East 61st street, 10th floor, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Rache M. Simmons MD, FACD

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    Adam I. Riker

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Moo, TA., Simmons, R.M. (2015). Mastectomy for Invasive Breast Cancer. In: Riker, A. (eds) Breast Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1145-5_14

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