Monday 26 November 2012

Mastectomy in the era of implant-based reconstruction

Mastectomy in the era of implant-based reconstruction: Should we be removing the pectoralis fascia? The breast, Dec. 2012, Vol. 21(6), p.779-80.

Vallejo, da Silva, A., et al.

http://www.thebreastonline.com/article/PIIS0960977612001622/abstract?rss=yes

Though removing of the pectorals fascia has always been routinely performed in modified radical mastectomy for invasive breast cancer, there is no evidence that this routine is justified.