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From: Reconstructive outcome analysis of the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on immediate breast reconstruction: a retrospective cross-sectional study

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Direct-to-Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction following with Nipple-sparing Mastectomy after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. a This 36-year-old woman had left invasive ductal carcinoma with lymph node involvement. The clinical stage was T2N1M0. She received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with 4 cycles of Taxotere, cisplatin and Herceptin and 4 cycles of CEF. b, c, d The patient underwent left nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate direct-to-implant reconstruction using silicone implants. The pathology report showed a pathologic complete response. The direct-to-implant result was satisfactory at the 19-month follow-up

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