Mastectomy simple

Simple or total mastectomy involves removal of the entire breast without dissection of underlying muscle or axillary nodes. This procedure is used for carcinoma in situ where the incidence of axillary node involvement is only 1% or with local recurrence following breast conservation therapy. 

Figure 18. Postoperative appearance of the patient shown in Figure 17 following simple subcutaneous mastectomy with replacement of breast tissue by silicone-gel mammary implants.

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