Postmastectomy radiation therapy after immediate two-stage tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction: A University of British Columbia perspective. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, July 2014, Vol. 134(1), p.1e-10e.
Ho, A.L., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Fulltext/2014/07000/Postmastectomy_Radiation_Therapy_after_Immediate.2.aspx
An increasing number of women who undergo immediate two-stage tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction will require postmastectomy radiation therapy. An important variable is the timing of radiotherapy relative to surgery. The authors report their experience treating a large consecutive series of patients who underwent postmastectomy radiation therapy to the tissue expander before exchange for a permanent implant.
