Extended Indications for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- 31 March 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in The Breast Journal
- Vol. 17 (3), 296-299
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01079.x
Abstract
Ablative breast cancer surgery still includes the routine excision of the nipple-areola complex (NAC). Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) removes the breast tissue leaving no or little retroareolar ductal tissue but preserves the entire skin of the breast and the NAC. There is some consensus that NSM might be an oncologically safe option for patients with small and peripherally located tumors and probably for high-risk patients with prophylactic mastectomy. Several studies demonstrated that NSM may be feasible even in patients with large centrally located tumors or multicentric invasive carcinoma. So far, no generally applicable indications for NSM have been defined because long-term data are still limited. However, from our review of the literature obtained from a MEDLINE search (2003-2009) we conclude that the range of indications for NSM needs not to be limited to small peripheral tumors or to prophylactic treatment.Keywords
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