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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to provide follow-up data regarding the incid
ence of local breast cancer recurrence in patients undergoing skin-sparing
mastectomy Versus conventional non-skin-sparing mastectomy methods.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
A retrospective follow-up study and analysis were performed of patients who
underwent mastectomies for invasive breast cancer at The New York Presbyte
rian Hospital, Cornell University Medical College and Strang-Cornell Breast
Center between 1990 and 1998.
RESULTS
A total of 198 patients were identified in this study, and the mean follow-
up was 49 months. This group included 71 patients who underwent skin-sparin
g mastectomy and 127 who underwent non-skin-sparing mastectomy procedures.
No statistical differences in local recurrence rates were demonstrated betw
een patients treated with skin-sparing mastectomy and those who underwent n
on-skin-sparing mastectomy. Local recurrence was present in four of 71 (5.6
%) patients undergoing skin-sparing mastectomy and in five of 127 (3.9%) of
those undergoing non-skin-sparing mastectomy.
CONCLUSIONS
The use of skin-sparing mastectomy does not lead to an increase in local re
currence rates when compared with conventional non-sparing mastectomies and
provides for improved aesthetic results after immediate reconstruction.