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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 10/2017

01-10-2017 | Breast Oncology

Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Pitfalls and Challenges

Authors: Suzanne B. Coopey, MD, Sunny D. Mitchell, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 10/2017

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Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) allows surgeons to preserve the entire skin envelope, including the focal point of the breast, the nipple–areola complex (NAC). This affords a postoperative appearance most similar to the native breast. Studies have shown that patients undergoing NSM have a better cosmetic outcome and psychosocial well-being than shown by their own baseline preoperative assessment or by patients who undergo skin-sparing mastectomy with nipple reconstruction.1,2 …
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Metadata
Title
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Pitfalls and Challenges
Authors
Suzanne B. Coopey, MD
Sunny D. Mitchell, MD
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-5962-8

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