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Nipple-sparing mastectomy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: an interim analysis and review of the literature.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Feb 2015
Yao Katharine, Liederbach Erik, Tang Rong, Lei Lan, Czechura Tomasz, Sisco Mark, Howard Michael, Hulick Peter J, Weissman Scott, Winchester David J, Coopey Suzanne B, Smith Barbara L
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BACKGROUND: There are few large-scale studies that have examined outcomes for BRCA1/2 carriers who have undergone nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM). The objective of our study was to examine incidental cancers, operative complications, and locoregional recurrences in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers who underwent NSM for both risk reduction and cancer treatment. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of pathology...
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