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Incidence and Risk Assessment of Capsular Contracture in Breast Cancer Patients following Post-Mastectomy Radiotherapy and Implant-Based Reconstruction.

Maria VinsensiaRiccarda SchaubEva MeixnerPhilipp HoegenNathalie AriansTobias ForsterLine HoeltgenClara KöhlerKristin Uzun-LangVania BatistaLaila KönigOliver ZivanovicAndre HennigsMichael GolattaJörg HeilJürgen DebusJuliane Hörner-Rieber
Published in: Cancers (2024)
Postoperative complications and regional nodal involvement were associated with an increased risk of capsular contracture following breast reconstruction and PMRT, while none of the analyzed dosimetric factors were linked to a higher incidence. Additional studies are needed to identify further potential risk factors.
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