background : since the introduction of silicone based medical devices in to clinical practice, several reports appeared in the medical literature regarding their adverse effects. however, there are few reports of immunologic reactions to these implants. case presentation : a case of systemic reaction to a breast implant inserted for immediate breast reconstruction in a breast cancer patient is ...

early detection and treatment of breast cancer, there have also been improvements in the techniques used for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. There are many reconstructive methods available, using either autologous tissue or implants, each with its unique set of indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages and complications (Table 1). Breast reconstruction after mastectomy i...

Phyllodes tumors are biphasic fibroepithelial neoplasms of the breast. While the surgical management of these relatively uncommon tumors has been addressed in the literature, few reports have commented on the surgical approach to tumors greater than ten centimetres in diameter – the giant phyllodes tumor. We report a case of giant breast tumors and discuss the techniques utilized for pre-...

  Background: Women with the medical history of breast cancer constitute the biggest group of patients who survived cancer. Despite the high rate of mastectomy after breast cancer in Iran only limited patients elect reconstruction surgery. The aim of our study was to evaluate the rate of tendency to breast reconstruction (BR) surgery among women with breast cancer who had mastectomy but not und...

Suday, Sptem er 5, 2016 ConCluSion: Breast implantassociated ALCL is a very real disease entity that is not merely a spectrum of inflammation. Data remains elusive and lends itself to poor regulatory guidelines and recommendations for breast augmentation/ reconstruction risk. Here we describe the first data set of patients representing the lowest possible incidence based on implant insertion ra...

BACKGROUND The ability of autologous fat transfer to reconstruct an entire breast is not established. The authors harnessed the regenerative capabilities of external expansion and autologous fat transfer to completely reconstruct breasts. METHODS The authors performed 1877 Brava plus autologous fat transfer procedures on 616 breasts in 488 women to reconstruct 99 lumpectomies, 87 immediate br...

BACKGROUND Immediate breast reconstruction following neoadjuvant chemotherapy raises concerns about increased perioperative complications and has the potential to delay planned adjuvant radiotherapy. This study examined the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on reconstructive outcomes and the commencement of postoperative radiotherapy. METHODS A retrospective review of a single surgeon's imme...

BACKGROUND : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of postmastectomy breast reconstruction on the timing of chemotherapy. METHODS : The authors included stage I-III breast cancer patients from 8 National Comprehensive Cancer Network institutions for whom guidelines recommended chemotherapy. Surgery type was categorized as breast-conserving surgery (BCS), mastectomy alone, maste...