Hypoplasty of the breast due to x-ray irradiation

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Aesthetic Plast. Surg.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575283· OSTI ID:6840994

Wada, H; Jinnai, K; Urabe, H

We treated five women with hypoplasty of the breast induced by radiation. Only one of these women underwent mammaplasty with the use of a latissimus dorsi muscle flap and prosthesis. Hypoplasty of the breast is considered a result of imprudent utilization of x-ray irradiation of young patients with benign skin diseases. To prevent underdevelopment and hypoplasty, attention must be directed to the risk involved in radiation therapy for benign diseases.

• Research Organization: Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6840994
• Journal Information: Aesthetic Plast. Surg.; (United States), Vol. 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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