Mastectomy means the removal of one breast or both. The lumpectomy is a local excision in one breast. Generally, the purpose of mastectomy and lumpectomy is to stop the spread of breast cancer. Mastectomy only occurs when treatment or excision fails to halt cancer.
The importance of ablation depends on the extent of cancer. Mastectomy 'simple' is to remove a whole breast. Mastectomy 'radical change' is to withdraw, in addition to the breast, lymph nodes and tissues of the chest muscles. Finally, mastectomy 'radical' is to withdraw, in addition, the pectoral muscles.
Breast cancer is detected increasingly earlier, then breast removal is often not necessary. The regular breast self examination can detect any suspicious mass.
Decision to proceed with the mastectomy- diffuse precancerous lesions in the mammary gland
- cancerous tumor of more than three centimeters
- presence of more than one tumor in the same breast
- recurrence of cancer after treatment or excision
Breast Reconstruction
The reconstruction can be done at the time of removal or six months later. This is for the patient to understand that it will not find the same breast. It may be a reconstruction from a levy on the patient's body (buttocks, abdomen, back) or a prosthesis.
The prosthesis must be systematically checked by the doctor every year. The prosthesis requires alterations in time and must be replaced every 10 years.
The flap reconstruction taken from the body of the patient may require the addition of a silicone implant.
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