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. 1980 Nov;62(6):449–453.

The place of subcutaneous mastectomy with immediate silicone prosthetic implantation in diseases of the breast.

K G Burnand, A S Bulman, A G Nash
PMCID: PMC2493769  PMID: 7436304

Abstract

Subcutaneous mastectomy with immediate silicone prosthetic implantation has been performed on 32 patients. The main indications for this were severe fibrocystic disease and non-invasive carcinoma. Five patients with advanced invasive carcinoma were also included. An improved operative technique is described. The indications and results are discussed.

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