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 5 (2008), Issue 12 (December)

1. A management algorithm and practical oncoplastic surgical techniques for repairing partial mastectomy defects.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 122(6): 1631-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Long-term outcomes after primary breast reconstruction using a vertical skin pattern for skin-sparing mastectomy.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 122(6): 1603-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Lymphedema and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: the Iowa Women's Health Study.
   J Clin Oncol, 26(35): 5689-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The treatment outcome of patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy: the clinical role of postoperative radiotherapy.
   Breast Cancer, 16(1): 49-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Margin status after breast-conserving treatment of breast cancer: how much free margin is enough?
   J Surg Oncol, 98(8): 585-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast in Israeli women treated by breast-conserving surgery followed by radiation therapy.
   Oncology, 76(1): 30-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Selective use of intraoperative sentinel lymph node pathological evaluation in breast cancer.
   Am J Surg, 196(6): 851-5; discussion 855-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Factors correlating with reexcision after breast-conserving therapy.
   Eur J Surg Oncol, 35(1): 32-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. High mammographic breast density is independent predictor of local but not distant recurrence after lumpectomy and radiotherapy for invasive breast cancer.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 73(1): 75-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Breast conserving surgery for multifocal breast cancer.
    Ann Surg, 249(1): 87-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Total skin-sparing mastectomy: complications and local recurrence rates in 2 cohorts of patients.
    Ann Surg, 249(1): 26-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Intervals longer than 20 weeks from breast-conserving surgery to radiation therapy are associated with inferior outcome for women with early-stage breast cancer who are not receiving chemotherapy.
    J Clin Oncol, 27(1): 16-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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