Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM): A systematic review of patient reported factors and psychological predictors influencing choice and satisfaction

Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM): A systematic review ofpatient reported factors and psychological predictors influencing choice andsatisfaction

The Breast August 2016Volume 28, Pages 107–120

Ager, B et al.

Conduct a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies exploring patient reported factors and psychological variables influencing the decision to have contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), and satisfaction with CPM, in women with early stage breast cancer.

 

Evaluation of sentinel lymph node biopsy after previous breast surgery for breast cancer: GATA study

Evaluation of sentinel lymph node biopsy after previous breastsurgery for breast cancer: GATA study

The Breast August 2016 Volume 28, Pages 54–59

Renaudeau, C eta al

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy was recently recommended after prior breast tumour surgery and lymphadenectomy is not the gold standard anymore for nodal staging after a lesion's removal. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the good practices of use of SLN biopsy in this context.