10.1055/b-0034-86527 10 Breast-Conserving Therapy Indications Breast-conserving surgery has become the standard form of treatment for breast cancer. Nowadays, ablative measures are only indicated when factors related to tumor biology do…
10.1055/b-0034-86528 11 Immediate Reconstruction of the Breast Fig. 11.1 Immediate reconstruction of the breast. Most of the breast skin is preserved, and only the breast volume and resected portions of…
10.1055/b-0034-86525 8 Prophylactic Subcutaneous Mastectomy Subcutaneous mastectomy is defined as the complete removal of all breast tissue while leaving the nipple–areola complex intact. Dissection on the gland leaves more breast…
10.1055/b-0034-86526 9 Modified Radical Mastectomy Indications Breast-conserving surgery is now regarded throughout the world as being the standard procedure for the treatment of breast cancer. However, if it is contraindicated,…
