Patient Selection for Prophylactic Mastectomy
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 72 (3) , 324-329
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198309000-00009
Abstract
Patient selection for prophylactic mastectomy should be based on an individual assessment of risk factors. These should be correlated with the patient's age, the difficulty of clinical examination, and, in the case of a previous breast cancer, its prognosis. Only then can the patient and her surgeon make an intelligent decision regarding management.Keywords
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