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Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

Known as: CPM 
Surgical removal of a non-diseased breast along with a cancerous one to reduce the risk of future breast carcinoma.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Clinical management factors contribute to the decision for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.
PURPOSE To determine whether increasing rates of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) are due to recognition of risk… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Factors Affecting the Decision of Breast Cancer Patients to Undergo Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Increasing numbers of women with breast cancer are electing for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to reduce the risk of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy is Associated with a Survival Advantage in High-Risk Women with a Personal History of Breast Cancer
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate whether contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) in addition to therapeutic… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Increasing rates of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
PURPOSE Some women with unilateral ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to prevent… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Diagnostic Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
BackgroundPreoperative use of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in women with breast cancer may increase rates of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Predictors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation: the Hereditary Breast Cancer Clinical Study Group.
PURPOSE To evaluate the rate of prophylactic contralateral mastectomy in an international cohort of women with hereditary breast… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Risk reduction of contralateral breast cancer and survival after contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers
The clinical outcome of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and a personal… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Satisfaction after contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: the significance of mastectomy type, reconstructive complications, and body appearance.
PURPOSE Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is one option for reducing the risk of a second breast cancer in women with a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy improves the outcome of selected patients undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer.
BACKGROUND Risk factors for contralateral breast cancer (CBC) may indicate a benefit for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Issues of Regret in Women With Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomies
Background: Patients with a history of carcinoma of one breast have an estimated risk of 0.5% to 0.75% per year of developing a… Expand
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