Impact of radiation on immediate breast reconstruction: a retrospective single institution cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the trend towards immediate breast reconstruction is growing, data on the long-term outcomes of patients receiving irradiation afterwards are scarce. We retrospectively reviewed the long-term complication rates in patients who received adjuvant radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction in our institution.

Methods

We included 134 patients with breast cancer who underwent single-stage immediate breast reconstruction between January 2008 and December 2018. Sixty-eight patients received adjuvant irradiation and 66 patients did not. Autologous tissue, implant-based, and combined (implant and flap) reconstruction were performed in 40, 55, and 39 patients, respectively. Flap and implant complications data were collected. Baker's classification was use

SUBMITTER: Saksornchai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10493629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature