Reduction Mammaplasty and Breast Cancer Screening

Yan T Ortiz-Pomales; Priyanka Handa; Mary S Newell; Albert Losken

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2015.12.009

Reduction Mammaplasty and Breast Cancer Screening

Clin Plast Surg. 2016 Apr;43(2):333-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2015.12.009. Epub 2016 Feb 3.

Authors

Yan T Ortiz-Pomales¹, Priyanka Handa², Mary S Newell², Albert Losken³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
² Division of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Radiology, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
³ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 84300, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Electronic address: alosken@emory.edu.

PMID: 27012791
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2015.12.009

Abstract

Breast reduction surgery is one of the most popular procedures performed by plastic surgeons; based on the current literature, it is safe and does not have a negative impact on identifying breast cancer in women. There are no evidence-based data to confirm the utility of unique screening protocols for women planning to undergo reduction surgery or for those who already had reduction. Women undergoing this surgery should not deviate from the current recommendations of screening mammography in women older than 40 years of average risk. Experienced radiologist can readily distinguish postsurgical imaging findings of rearranged breast parenchyma from malignancy.

Keywords: Breast reduction; Cancer screening; Imaging findings; Mammogram; Reduction mammaplasty.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
Early Detection of Cancer*
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty*
Mammography*
Middle Aged