Open AccessThe impact of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia on the outcome of direct-to-implant immediate breast reconstruction
Author(s) -
Jun Ho Lee,
Yong Sakong,
Manki Choi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-21-508
Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , chemotherapy , mastectomy , adjuvant chemotherapy , implant , breast reconstruction , oncology , adjuvant , surgery , breast cancer , cancer
Adjuvant chemotherapy can cause neutropenia by inhibition of hematopoiesis. However, little information is known about the effects of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) on the outcomes of direct-to-implant (DTI) immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy.
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