PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMIES: OCCULT HISTOLOGY AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF SURVEILLANCE VS. SURGERY
Introduction: During the last decade, our institution saw a 260% increase in bilateral breast reconstruction cases, consistent with national trends. We reported a drop in average age of prophylactic mastectomy from 57 to 51 years. There is limited data on the likelihood of histological abnormaliti...
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Harvard University
2014
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| Online Access: | http://etds.lib.harvard.edu/hms/admin/view/51 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12407611 |