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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
How long after definitive treatment is it reasonable to consider reconstruction for a woman with inflammatory breast cancer?
Inflammatory breast cancer is a contraindication for immediate reconstruction at the time of surgery, but is there a disease free interval after all therapy is complete following which a delayed form of reconstruction may be reasonable?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I don’t think it is an absolute contraindictation to immediate reconstruction. It is driven by patients desire, her expectations of cosmetric outcomes with RT and type of reconstruction feasible for her
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