Use of Mammographic Measurements to Predict Complications After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in BRCA Mutation Carriers.

Ko Un ParkAnna WeissKelly RossoMin YiKelly HuntHenry KuererSummer E HansonRosalind CandelariaSarah TevisAlastair Thompson

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2019)

This study confirms that NSM in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers is associated with complications in one in four patients. Utilizing the preoperative mammograms to estimate breast size may be more helpful than breast cup size in counseling preoperatively the risks of complications.

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