Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique
-
Ann Chir Plast Esthet · Jun 2018
ReviewOncological safety of nipple-sparing prophylactic mastectomy: A review of the literature on 3716 cases.
The objective of our study was to evaluate the risk of cancer after prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy (PNSM). ⋯ In prophylactic breast surgery, conservation of the nipple areolar complex does not seem to increase the risk of cancer development. However, short follow-up time and the different methodologies applied in the different studies presently preclude generalization of the technique.