Biomaterial Database

Breast reconstruction after mastectomy. 1980

J E Woods

The treatment of carcinoma of the breast, as with any other disease, may be considered optimal only when maximal rehabilitation has been achieved. Satisfactory restoration of contour is now possible in most patients after mastectomy. Reconstruction of 63 breasts in 50 patients has been performed. No attempt should be made to persuade a patient to undergo reconstruction. However, it would seem reasonable that patients who have undergone mastectomy might be informed of this possiblity and the reasonable results obtainable.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008408	Mastectomy	Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.	Mammectomy,Mammectomies,Mastectomies
D009558	Nipples	The conic organs which usually give outlet to milk from the mammary glands.	Areola,Areolae,Nipple
D001940	Breast	In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.	Breasts
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013518	Surgery, Plastic	The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.	Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive