Background:
Women undergoing mastectomy choose to pursue breast reconstruction (BR) in order to reduce their body image distress.
Introduction:
Adjuvantchestwall irradiationis associated with a negative cosmeticoutcome.The aim of our reviewwas to identify the optimal timing of BR relating to radiotherapy delivery.
Method:
Using Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Springer, Wanfang and CNKI, we performed a non-systematic review of articles published up to August 2021.
Result:
There is no hard evidence in favor of immediate, delayed or 2-stage BR when post-mastectomy radiation is indicated. Immediate and 2-stage BR seem to be valid alternatives to delayed BR.
Conclusion:
Further research is essential, in order to assess clinician and patient reported aesthetic outcomes and determine the optimal timing of BR in view of post-mastectomy radiotherapy,in breast cancer survivors.
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