Invasive breast cancer following bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy in a BRCA2 mutation carrier: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Primary prevention of breast cancer through prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the risk of malignancy in high-risk individuals. No type of mastectomy completely removes all breast tissue, but a subcutaneous mastectomy leaves more tissue in situ than does a simple mastectomy. CASE PRESENT...

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Autores principales: Kasprzak, Lidia, Mesurolle, Benoit, Tremblay, Francine, Galvez, Maria, Halwani, Fawaz, Foulkes, William D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1201178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16079000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-3-52

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1201178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16079000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-3-52

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