Oncologic outcomes after immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy: comparison of implant and flap using propensity score matching.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Although immediate breast reconstruction has been reported to be oncologically safe, no affirmative study comparing the two reconstruction methods exists. We investigated breast cancer recurrence rates in two breast reconstruction types; implant reconstruction and autologous flap reconstruction. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was performed on propensity score-matched (for age, stage, estrogen receptor status) patients who underwent IBR after mastectomy at Seoul National University Hospital between 2010 and 2014. The main outcomes determined were locoregional recurrence-free interval (LRRFI) and disease-free interval (DFI). RESULTS:We analyzed 496 patients among 731 patients following propensity score matching (Median age 43, 247 implant reconstruction and 249 flap reconstr

SUBMITTER: Ha JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993337 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature