Complications after breast reconstruction with alloplastic material in breast cancer patients submitted or not to post mastectomy radiotherapy.

Silvia Radwanski StuartAlexandre Mendonça MunhozCristiane L G ChavesEduardo MontagThalita C S CordeiroTatiana Taba FuzisakiGustavo N MartaHeloisa A Carvalho

Published in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2021)

The overall rate of complications was low in this population. Radiotherapy delivery translated into a higher but not statistically significant risk of late complications when compared with the non-irradiated patients. Already well-known clinical risk factors for complications after breast reconstruction were identified.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
end stage renal disease
early stage
locally advanced
ejection fraction
radiation therapy
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
radiation induced
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
rectal cancer