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1: Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2006 Sep-Oct;51(5):230-2.Links

Is it safe to preserve the nipple areola complex during skin-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer?

Mokbel R, Mokbel K.

Department of Breast Surgery, St. George's & The Princess Grace Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.

Skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with nipple areola complex (NAC) preservation appears to be oncologically safe, provided the tumor is not close to the nipple and a frozen section protocol for the retroareolar tissue is followed.

PMID: 17269590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]