WASHINGTON, DC — Nipple sparing mastectomy — and its outstanding cosmetic results — appears to be a good prophylactic option for young women carrying a BRCA gene mutation, according to a new study.

In patients with early breast cancer, the overall complication rates were similar among those who underwent minimal access nipple-sparing mastectomies and those who underwent conventional ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, a group of researchers evaluated the safety and feasibility of a single-port (SP) robotic-assisted approach for performing nipple-sparing mastectomies (NSM ...

Women with breast cancer who undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) have a low rate of the cancer returning within the first five years, when most recurrences in the breast are diagnosed, findings of ...

DALLAS – Protective mastectomies that preserve the nipple and surrounding skin prevent breast cancer as effectively as more invasive surgeries for women with a genetic mutation called BRCA that raises ...

A new robot-assisted nipple-conserving mastectomy is “not very different” in terms of patient experiences versus the traditional procedure. A new technology is being evaluated in the breast cancer ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates three techniques for nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction (IPBR). Drawing on ten studies (1,525 patients), it ...