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bilateral mastectomy

Known as: Bilateral complete mastectomy, bilateral mastectomies 
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2018
2018
Cost-effectiveness of different strategies to prevent breast and ovarian cancer in German women with a BRCA 1 or 2 mutation
BackgroundWomen with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation are at increased risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. This economic… 
2016
2016
Trends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) provides equivalent survival outcomes to unilateral mastectomy. There is no survival advantage to… 
2016
2016
Does “Two is Better Than One” Apply to Surgeons? Comparing Single-Surgeon Versus Co-surgeon Bilateral Mastectomies
BackgroundBilateral mastectomies (BM) are traditionally performed by single surgeons (SS); a co-surgeon (CS) technique, where… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
Differences between Breast Conservation‐Eligible Patients and Unilateral Mastectomy Patients in Choosing Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomies
There has been an increasing use of bilateral mastectomy (BM) for breast cancer. We sought to examine our trends among breast… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The Effect of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy on Perioperative Complications in Women Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis
AbstractBackgroundWomen with breast cancer are increasingly choosing to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM… 
2015
2015
Predictors for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in breast cancer patients.
BACKGROUND In recent years, radical breast cancer surgery has been largely replaced by breast conservation treatment, due to… 
2014
2014
Impact of Availability of Immediate Breast Reconstruction on Bilateral Mastectomy Rates for Breast Cancer across the United States: Data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
BackgroundAvailability of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) varies among institutions, yet the impact of IBR availability on… 
2014
2014
Incremental Risk Associated with Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and the Effect on Adjuvant Therapy
BackgroundContralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is expected to add surgical morbidity but this incremental risk has not yet… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Increased Postoperative Complications in Bilateral Mastectomy Patients Compared to Unilateral Mastectomy: An Analysis of the NSQIP Database
BackgroundRecent studies indicate that women with unilateral breast cancer are choosing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Risk‐reducing surgery, screening and chemoprevention practices of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a prospective cohort study
This study prospectively evaluated the utilization of cancer risk management strategies in a multi‐institutional cohort of BRCA1… 
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