Random periareolar fine needle aspiration (RPFNA) and ductal lavage (DL) are research techniques developed to (1) assess short-term breast cancer risk in asymptomatic women who are at increased risk for breast cancer and (2) track cytological response to risk reduction strategies. RPFNA and DL provide minimally invasive methods to repeatedly sample epithelial cells and research tools to investi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this procedure was to definitively treat periductal mastitis and periareolar sepsis which was previously resistant to multiple surgical procedures and nonoperative treatment of chronic nipple sepsis. METHODS We employed a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of end-stage periductal mastitis using a combination of central breast excision and immediate autologous lat...

Burn injuries to the anterior chest wall in the young woman may cause disfiguration or lack of development of the breasts during puberty. Often the patients are referred after puberty with an apparent lack of breast development due to firm postburn scar tissue constricting the anterior chest wall. We report a case where a young female with a postburn disfiguration and apparent diminished breast...

This article explores whether some new acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) can be applied to breast augmentation or reconstruction revision, and particularly whether they can withstand the centripetal pull and prevent recurrent stretch deformities following periareolar mastopexy. Acellular dermis use in breast reconstruction and aesthetic breast revision is a fortuitous development, because their ...

Background: The aim of conservative surgery for treatment of breast cancer is obtaining satisfactory aesthetic results. Segment-based surgery, which must be followed by radiotherapy (RT), is considered the treatment of choice for most breast cancer patients. Single-dose intraoperative radiation in the tumor bed (IORT) is a promising radiation technique that is more rapid than conventional RT an...