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01-12-2014 | Poster presentation
PB.20. Audit of 5 years of routine screening mammography of the reconstructed breast
Authors:
A Ray, L McNeilly, A Newland, S Flais
Published in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
In 2008, allowing for an increase in the number of women treated with mastectomy and immediate reconstruction, the decision at our institution was made to carry out mammography of the native and the reconstructed breast at follow-up. A literature review at that time revealed that mammography of the reconstructed breast may help diagnose recurrence before any symptom. This local practice is now audited to evaluate its impact, and whether it should continue. …