Recurrence of breast cancer after reconstruction with macro-textured silicone breast implants: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, old concerns linking silicone breast implants (SBIs) with breast cancer have resurfaced. These concerns apply specifically to the risk of breast cancer recurrence in patients who received breast reconstructions with macro-textured SBIs. In this study, the authors investigated the effect of breast reconstruction with macro-textured SBIs on long-term oncologic outcomes of breast cancer patients.

Materials and methods

The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study in two large cancer centres in the Netherlands. Patients who had been treated for primary breast cancer between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2015 were included. Data on treatment and oncologic outcomes were obtained from prospectively maintained institutional and nationwide registries. Patie

SUBMITTER: Spoor J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature