Prevention and treatment of the complications of nipple-areola complex sparing modified radical mastectomy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6090.2009.06.006
- VernacularTitle:保留乳头乳晕复合体乳腺癌改良根治术后主要并发症的防治
- Author:
Rongxin ZHANG
;
Shengying WANG
;
Zhengzhi ZHU
;
Jinhai ZHU
;
Defeng PENG
;
Hui ZHANG
;
Huiming DONG
;
Tingjing YAO
;
Ziyan WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Nipple-areola complex;
Post-operative complications
- From:
Journal of Endocrine Surgery
2009;3(6):381-383
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To discuss the prevention and treatment of the complications of modified radical mastectomy with nipple-areola complex (NAC) sparing. Methods The clinical data of 124 breast cancer patients who had a NAC sparing modified radical mastectomy from January 1998 to December 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. The causes of complications were evaluated and the proposal of prevention and treatment was put forward. Results Of the 124 patients, 18 had nipple necrosis (14.52%), 9 had skin infections and necrosis (7.26%), 7 subcutaneous hydrops(5.65%), 5 upper extremity lymphedema (4.03%), 3 chest muscle contracture with ipsilateral upper limb dyskinesia (2.42%), and 2 operative residual cavity hemorrhage(1.61%). Conclusion All the post-operative complications listed above could be possibly avoided by more careful operation procedure.
