Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting
Summary: Cancer of a male breast represents less than 1% of all breast cancer. As with to female patients, mastectomy in men creates a substantial emotional burden. Breast reconstruction may improve the patient’s psychological well-being, compliance with adjuvant treatments, and overall outcome. How...
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doaj-be22d20f226d4b168563e7341fc5a8fa2020-11-25T01:02:24ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742014-11-01211e25710.1097/GOX.000000000000022101720096-201411000-00010Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat GraftingTarik Al-Kalla, MD0Ewa Komorowska-Timek, MD1From the Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.;From the Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.;Summary: Cancer of a male breast represents less than 1% of all breast cancer. As with to female patients, mastectomy in men creates a substantial emotional burden. Breast reconstruction may improve the patient’s psychological well-being, compliance with adjuvant treatments, and overall outcome. However, due to the unique anatomy of the male breast, standard reconstructive strategies using anatomic or prosthetic modalities are not entirely applicable. We describe a case of a 68-year-old male patient who underwent successful unilateral breast reconstruction solely with fat grafting technique.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/11000/Article.10.aspx |
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Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting |
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Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting |
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Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting |
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Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting |
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Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting |
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total male breast reconstruction with fat grafting |
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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2169-7574 |
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2014-11-01 |
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Summary: Cancer of a male breast represents less than 1% of all breast cancer. As with to female patients, mastectomy in men creates a substantial emotional burden. Breast reconstruction may improve the patient’s psychological well-being, compliance with adjuvant treatments, and overall outcome. However, due to the unique anatomy of the male breast, standard reconstructive strategies using anatomic or prosthetic modalities are not entirely applicable. We describe a case of a 68-year-old male patient who underwent successful unilateral breast reconstruction solely with fat grafting technique. |
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