Mastectomy
Post-op Antibiotics Not Warranted in Certain Mastectomy Patients
BOSTON—Although preoperative prophylactic antibiotics are indicated in mastectomy, questions remained about ...
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Aesthetic Flat Closure After Mastectomy Gains Recognition
LAS VEGAS—While the majority of breast cancer patients who undergo mastectomy opt for some form of breast ...
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Home Recovery After Mastectomy Gaining Momentum
LAS VEGAS—Once denounced as the “drive-by mastectomy” and considered an outrage, home recovery ...
OCTOBER 21, 2022
2-Staged Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy May Reduce Complications
A rather novel two-staged approach to nipple-sparing mastectomy appears to reduce the risk for the most serious ...
AUGUST 24, 2021
Choice of Prophylactic Mastectomy Driven Strongly by Emotion
Some retrospective studies have suggested that negative emotions, such as anxiety and fear, have profound influence ...
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Study Finds Margins Greater Than 1 mm Better After Mastectomy
A surgical margin clearance of more than 1 mm after mastectomy should be recommended in international guidelines ...
APRIL 6, 2020
European Study of Robotic Mastectomy Sparks Interest
Dallas—Robotic mastectomy differs little from open mastectomy in terms of complications, and the data on its ...
JANUARY 22, 2020
Data Support Home Recovery Program for Mastectomy Patients
Surgical home recovery allows patients to recuperate in a familiar environment, lowers their risk for ...
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Pain Protocol Facilitates Outpatient Mastectomy
Boston—Mastectomy patients treated with a multimodal pain control regimen that included liposomal bupivacaine ...
JANUARY 21, 2019
Managing Patient Expectations Key for Mastectomy Without Reconstruction
There are techniques any surgeon can employ to increase the odds of a perfect mastectomy in patients with breast ...
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Finding the Drivers of Locoregional Recurrence Of Breast Cancer
Orlando, Fla.—Despite the complex phenomenon of increasing rates of bilateral and contralateral prophylactic ...
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
No Benefit of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Most Cancer Patients
Orlando, Fla.—Average-risk breast cancer patients are so unlikely to gain any survival benefit from ...
OCTOBER 8, 2018
