Augmentation mammoplasty, irradiation, and breast cancer. A case report

✍ Scribed by Paul Frantz; Dr. Charles A. Herbst Jr

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 323 KB
• Volume: 36
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-543X
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<1147::aid-cncr2820360347>3.0.co;2-7

✦ Synopsis

A case report is presented of mammary adenocarcinoma in association with a Silastic prosthesis and earlier irradiation exposure. Causative relationships of these two variables are discussed. Recommendations for management of the breast cancer patient with a mammary prosthesis are suggested.