Priority 15 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What are the pros and cons of nipple sparing surgery versus non- nipple-sparing surgery and nipple reconstruction at a later stage? (JLA PSP Priority 15) | |
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| Overall ranking | 15 |
| JLA question ID | 0109/15 |
| Explanatory note | Not available |
| Evidence |
Nipple- and areola-sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer. Mota, Bruna S. Riera, Rachel. Ricci, Desiderio Marcos. Barrett, Jessica. de Castria, Tiago B. Atallah, Alvaro N. Bevilacqua, Luiz Jose. Breast cancer reconstruction surgery (immediate and delayed) across Ontario: patient indications and appropriate surgical options. Cancer Care Ontario's Program in Evidence-based Care |
| Health Research Classification System category | Cancer |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | If I have nipples tattooed on and then need a revision at a later date going to make things more difficult? ~ Nipple reconstruction vs nipple sparing surgery ~ ....and will I always lose my nipple. And if I keep my nipple will I have feeling in it. ~ Current role of nipple preservation with regard to immediate reconstruction, and with regard to different tumour types/histology. |
| Submitted by | 29 x Patients and Care-givers, 9 x Clinicians |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0109 |
| PSP name | Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. |
86 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 2 July 2019 |