(P015) Radiotherapy After Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Placement of a Tissue Expander: Effectiveness of a Coordinated, Multidisciplinary Approach

We previously showed that immediate reconstruction can result in compromised postmastectomy radiotherapy plans. To facilitate combining reconstruction and radiation, patients expected to require PMRT had had a tissue expander (TE) placed at the time of skin-sparing mastectomy. This was partly deflated prior to radiotherapy, refilled after its completion and patients underwent the final phase of reconstruction several months thereafter. The aim of this study was to assess the primary outcomes and the radiotherapy plans when this strategy was employed.

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