Immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction showed limited advantage in patient survival after stratifying by family income.

BACKGROUND: Postmastectomy breast reconstruction is widely used in breast cancer patients for its aesthetic effect. Although several studies have casted suspicion upon the oncological safety of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy, the potential impact of different reconstruction methods...

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Main Authors: Yi-Zhou Jiang, Yi-Rong Liu, Ke-Da Yu, Wen-Jia Zuo, Zhi-Ming Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3861449?pdf=render