Impact of radiotherapy on breast reconstruction

Martin Jugenburg; Joseph J Disa; Andrea L Pusic; Peter G Cordeiro

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2006.11.013

Impact of radiotherapy on breast reconstruction

Clin Plast Surg. 2007 Jan;34(1):29-37; abstract v-vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2006.11.013.

Authors

Martin Jugenburg¹, Joseph J Disa, Andrea L Pusic, Peter G Cordeiro

Affiliation

¹ Plastic and Reconstructive Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.

PMID: 17307069
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2006.11.013

Abstract

Breast reconstruction in the face of radiotherapy poses a unique set of challenges to the plastic surgeon and thus alters the algorithm of the reconstruction. The impact of radiation changes on alloplastic and autologous breast reconstruction is unpredictable. This article reviews the pathophysiology of radiation changes and the alterations to the reconstructive process.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty*
Mastectomy
Nipples / surgery
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Surgical Flaps