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Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Previously Irradiated Patients

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Breast reconstruction in previously irradiated patients is a difficult challenge for the surgeon owing to the lack of specific data for the use of less aggressive techniques such implant-based reconstruction in these cases. Flaps remain the primary option, although for some very well selected patients, implants can achieve satisfactory results with low rates of short-term and long-term complications. The purpose of this chapter is to establish an algorithm for breast reconstruction after recurrence of breast cancer in patients who have previously undergone breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy.

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  1. Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Division, Breast Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Positivo University, Curitiba, Brazil

    Cicero Urban

  2. Department of Mastology and Breast Reconstruction, Coordinator of Oncoplastic Training Center, Barretos’ Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil

    A. Gustavo Zucca-Matthes

  3. Department of Mastology and Breast Reconstruction, Barretos’ Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil

    Rene Vieira

  4. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Mario Rietjens

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    Cicero Urban

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    Mario Rietjens

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Urban, C., Zucca-Matthes, A.G., Vieira, R., Rietjens, M. (2013). Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Previously Irradiated Patients. In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2652-0_42

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