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Cammarata E, Toia F, Rossi M, Cipolla C, Vieni S, Speciale A, Cordova A. Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction after Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in BRCA Mutation Carriers: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:1741. [PMID: 37372859 PMCID: PMC10298386 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11121741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Women with BRCA gene mutations have a higher lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Furthermore, cancer is usually diagnosed at a younger age compared to the wild-type counterpart. Strategies for risk management include intensive surveillance or risk-reducing mastectomy. The latter provides a significant reduction of the risk of developing breast cancer, simultaneously ensuring a natural breast appearance due to the preservation of the skin envelope and the nipple-areola complex. Implant-based breast reconstruction is the most common technique after risk-reducing surgery and can be achieved with either a submuscular or a prepectoral approach, in one or multiple stages. This study analyzes the outcomes of the different reconstructive techniques through a retrospective review on 46 breasts of a consecutive, single-center case series. Data analysis was carried out with EpiInfo version 7.2. Results of this study show no significant differences in postoperative complications between two-stage tissue expander/implant reconstruction and direct-to-implant (DTI) reconstruction, with DTI having superior aesthetic outcomes, especially in the prepectoral subgroup. In our experience, the DTI prepectoral approach has proven to be a safe and less time-consuming alternative to the submuscular two-stage technique, providing a pleasant reconstructed breast and overcoming the drawbacks of subpectoral implant placement.
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- Emanuele Cammarata
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Oncological Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Oncological Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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Glassey R, Saunders C, Hardcastle SJ. Commentary: Bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy is the safest strategy in BRCA1 carriers. Front Psychol 2017; 8:121. [PMID: 28197122 PMCID: PMC5281584 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Rachael Glassey
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Surgery, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Surgery, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia
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- Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University Perth, WA, Australia
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