An oncoplastic technique to reduce the formation of lateral 'dog-ears' after mastectomy

BACKGROUND: Lateral skin folds or 'dog-ears' are frequent following mastectomy, particularly in patients with large body habitus. METHODS: We describe a method of modifying the mastectomy incision and suturing to eliminate these lateral 'dog-ears'. CONCLUSION: This surgical techn...

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Autores principales: Devalia, Haresh, Chaudhry, Anushka, Rainsbury, Richard M, Minakaran, Neda, Banerjee, Dibyesh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2231377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18086301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7800-4-29

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2231377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18086301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7800-4-29

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