Lymphedema is a common complication after mastectomy in breast cancer patients. Many treatment options are available, but no treatment results in a complete cure. We report a case of lymphedema that occurred after modified radical mastectomy in a breast cancer patient who showed objective improvement after delayed breast reconstruction with an latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. A 41-year-old f...

Background: Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is still one of globally accepted surgical techniques for breast cancer and in some selected patient is the gold standard type of surgery. The most frequent complication of this procedure is seroma under skin flaps or in the axilla as reported as much as 30% in some studies. The use of closed suction drainage system to reduce the incidence of this c...

uction:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in pregnant and non-pregnant women. It also occurs in one out of 3000 to 10000 delivery. The aim of this study is the evaluation of peri-natal and maternal outcome in women with pregnancy associated breast cancer. Method:case series were reviewed retrospectively, which included 9 pregnant women diagnosed with cancer in shahid sadoughi hospital fro...

Objective: This study aims to examine the combined effects of laryngeal mask inhalation anesthesia and epidural anesthesia on stress hormones and immune factors of radical mastectomy patients. Method: A total of 68 patients who underwent radical mastectomy from February 2015 to January 2017 participated in the study. They were divided into the control group (trachea cannula combined with tradit...

CONTEXT Oncosurgery is an emerging branch with the set goals of prolonging the life and ensuring the best possible quality of life to the surviving patient. The use of harmonic scalpel has proved to be beneficial in a variety of surgeries but its role in breast surgery is still controversial. AIMS We conducted this study to compare the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes in modified rad...

No significant differences observed in the onset of sensory block (5.05min and 5.4min in group B and R respectively, P>0.05).The mean motor blockade score, time to achieve complete blockade and time to grade I motor recovery was significantly longer in group B (2.3, 22.5 and 79.5 minutes respectively) as compared to group R (1.5, 18.3 and 66.3 minutes respectively, P<0.05). Respiratory distress...

OBJECTIVE Concomitant chemo-radiotherapy after modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer is an effective means of achieving high survival rates. In this study different radiotherapy optimization regimens are compared to assess their effectiveness and toxicity rates. PATIENTS AND METHODS 112 patients with modified radical mastectomy participated, and were randomly assigned to one of three ...

breast reconstruction (br) surgery is not common for the treatment of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries, including iran. we evaluated the quality of life (qol) in iranian breast cancer patients who underwent br at the cancer institute of iran. we compared patients who had br with breast cancer patients who had a radical mastectomy as the control group, matched for age, and time ...