Mastectomy Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Mastectomy, including details on breast cancer, prosthesis, recovery, surgery, complications.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients with breast cancer.
   Br J Surg, 94(4): 412-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. A retrospective study of the effect of participation in screening mammography on the use of chemotherapy and breast conserving surgery.
   Int J Cancer, 120(10): 2185-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The evolution of the conservative approach to breast cancer.
   Breast, 16(2): 120-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Doughnut mastopexy lumpectomy versus standard lumpectomy in breast cancer surgery: a prospective study.
   Eur J Surg Oncol, 33(3): 301-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Persistent pain following postmastectomy breast reconstruction: long-term effects of type and timing of surgery.
   Ann Plast Surg, 58(4): 371-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Initial experience with laparoscopic inferior epigastric vessel ligation for delayed transverse rectus abdominus musculocutaneous flap breast reconstruction.
   Arch Surg, 142(4): 362-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Sonographic hematoma-guided vs wire-localized lumpectomy for breast cancer: a comparison of margins and volume of resection.
   Arch Surg, 142(4): 343-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. A retrospective analysis of patient satisfaction with immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction: comparison of three common procedures.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 119(6): 1669-76; discussion 1677-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Periareolar skin-sparing mastectomy and latissimus dorsi flap with biodimensional expander implant reconstruction: surgical planning, outcome, and complications.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 119(6): 1637-49; discussion 1650-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Does concurrent radiochemotherapy affect cosmetic results in the adjuvant setting after breast-conserving surgery? Results of the ARCOSEIN multicenter, Phase III study: patients' and doctors' views.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 68(1): 66-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Mammographic features of local recurrence after conservative surgery and radiation therapy: comparison with that of the primary tumor.
    Acta Radiol, 48(4): 390-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Primary breast lymphoma: the role of mastectomy and the importance of lymph node status.
    Ann Surg, 245(5): 784-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Morbidity and mortality following breast cancer surgery in women: national benchmarks for standards of care.
    Ann Surg, 245(5): 665-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Radiography of the surgical specimen in early stage breast lesions: diagnostic reliability in the analysis of the resection margins.
    Radiol Med (Torino), 112(3): 366-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Association between operative closure type and acute infection, local recurrence, and disease surveillance in patients undergoing breast conserving therapy for early-stage breast cancer.
    Surgery, 141(5): 645-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Body image score following anterior and lateral approaches to wide local excision for early breast cancer.
    Breast J, 13(3): 238-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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