Nipple-sparing mastectomy for early breast cancer: the importance of intraoperative evaluation of retroareolar margins and intra-nipple duct removal | Zendy

Rebeca Neves Heinzen | Zendy; Alfredo Carlos Simões Dornellas de Barros | Zendy; Filomena Marino Carvalho | Zendy; Fernando Nalesso Aguiar | Zendy; Cristiane Nimir | Zendy; Alfredo Luiz Jácomo | Zendy

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Nipple-sparing mastectomy for early breast cancer: the importance of intraoperative evaluation of retroareolar margins and intra-nipple duct removal

Author(s) -

Rebeca Neves Heinzen,

Alfredo Carlos Simões Dornellas de Barros,

Filomena Marino Carvalho,

Fernando Nalesso Aguiar,

Cristiane Nimir,

Alfredo Luiz Jácomo

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-405

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , mastectomy , general surgery , duct (anatomy) , surgery , cancer

Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is increasingly performed for breast cancer (BC) treatment. To ensure local control with this procedure, it is important to obtain clear surgical margins. Here, we aimed to estimate the confidence in intraoperative evaluation of the retroareolar margin (IERM) and the necessity of removing the intra-nipple ducts.

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