scholarly journals Robot-assisted Nipple-sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction: An Initial Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung Seok Park ◽  
Jeea Lee ◽  
Dong Won Lee ◽  
Seung Yong Song ◽  
Dae Hyun Lew ◽  
...  

Abstract Seeking smaller and indistinct incisions, physicians have attempted endoscopic breast surgery in breast cancer patients. Unfortunately, there are some limitations in the range of movement and visualization of the operation field. Potentially addressing these limitations, we investigated the outcomes of gas and gasless robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy (RANSM) with immediate breast reconstruction (IBR). Ten patients underwent 12 RANSM with IBR between November 2016 and April 2018. Patients with tumors measuring >5 cm in diameter, tumor invasion of the skin or nipple-areolar complex, proven metastatic lymph nodes, or planned radiotherapy were excluded. Age, breast weight, diagnosis, tumor size, hormone receptor status, and operation time were retrospectively collected. Postoperative outcomes including postoperative complications and final margin status of resected were analyzed. The median total operation time and console time were 351 min (267–480 min) and 51 min (18–143 min), respectively. The learning curve presented as a cumulative sum graph showed that the console time decreased and then stabilized at the eighth case. There was no open conversion or major postoperative complication. One patient had self-resolved partial nipple ischemia, and two patients experienced partial skin ischemia. We deemed that RANSM with IBR is safe and feasible for early breast cancer, benign disease of the breast, and BRCA 1/2 mutation carriers. RANSM is an advanced surgical method with a short learning curve.

Surgery Today ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uhi Toh ◽  
Miki Takenaka ◽  
Nobutaka Iwakuma ◽  
Yoshito Akagi

AbstractAdvances in multi-modality treatments incorporating systemic chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and radiotherapy for the management of breast cancer have resulted in a surgical-management paradigm change toward less-aggressive surgery that combines the use of breast-conserving or -reconstruction therapy as a new standard of care with a higher emphasis on cosmesis. The implementation of skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomies (SSM, NSM) has been shown to be oncologically safe, and breast reconstructive surgery is being performed increasingly for patients with breast cancer. NSM and breast reconstruction can also be performed as prophylactic or risk-reduction surgery for women with BRCA gene mutations. Compared with conventional breast construction followed by total mastectomy (TM), NSM preserving the nipple–areolar complex (NAC) with breast reconstruction provides psychosocial and aesthetic benefits, thereby improving patients’ cosmetic appearance and body image. Implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) has been used worldwide following mastectomy as a safe and cost-effective method of breast reconstruction. We review the clinical evidence about immediate (one-stage) and delayed (two-stage) IBBR after NSM. Our results suggest that the postoperative complication rate may be higher after NSM followed by IBBR than after TM or SSM followed by IBBR.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2513826X1982879
Author(s):  
Miguel Sabino Neto ◽  
Luiz Henrique Gebrim

An increased incidence of breast cancer has been observed in women, including in those with silicone breast implants. We describe here the use of a flap made of fibrous capsule to complete the coverage of breast implants in patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction, who previously had undergone breast augmentation with silicone implants. All patients underwent ipsilateral therapeutic mastectomy and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for breast cancer risk reduction and breast symmetrization. The capsular flap was successfully used in 16 patients. No postoperative complications occurred. This is a simple and safe technique and an additional option for this procedure.


2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jai Min Ryu ◽  
Jee Ye Kim ◽  
Hee Jun Choi ◽  
Beom Seok Ko ◽  
Jisun Kim ◽  
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Mastology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Pimentel Cavalcante ◽  
Paulo Goberlâneo de Barros Silva ◽  
Marcos Venicio Alves Lima

Introduction: There has been a substantial increase worldwide in the number of women with unilateral breast cancer who undergo bilateral mastectomy. Possible contributing factors include the advent of nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) and an improvement in breast reconstruction techniques. This study evaluated the trend in bilateral mastectomy at the Ceará Cancer Institute in Brazil. Methods: Patients with unilateral breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction were evaluated retrospectively between 2009 and 2018. Clinical, pathological and surgical factors were analyzed to determine their possible effects on the type of surgery performed. Results: Of 121 patients, 77 (63.6%) were submitted to unilateral mastectomy, while 44 (36.4%) underwent bilateral mastectomy. Most were treated with NSM (n = 66; 54.5%), with this technique being significantly associated with bilateral mastectomy (p < 0.001). Bilateral mastectomy increased significantly over the period (p = 0.009; r2 = 0.592), but unilateral mastectomy did not (p = 0.417; r2 = 0.084). Age < 45 years (p = 0.007) and negative axilla (p = 0.003) were also associated with bilateral mastectomy, while axillary dissection was associated with unilateral mastectomy (p = 0.028). Multivariate analysis showed the 2016-2018 period to be an independent factor associated with bilateral mastectomy. Conclusions: These results corroborate the international literature. From 2010 onwards, there was a trend towards an increase in bilateral mastectomy with breast reconstruction. These data may contribute to multidisciplinary debates, facilitating the establishment of guidelines. Further studies are required to improve understanding of this phenomenon in Brazil.


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