Management of Postoperative Complications Following Operations for Breast Cancer

At bottom of post Surgical Clinics of North America issue on postoperative complications.

“The reported complication rates after breast cancer surgery are low, with rates ranging
from 2% to 50%, and are reportedly more common when performed in conjunction with axillary surgery and immediate breast reconstruction. A breakdown by procedure type has shown morbidity rates between 5% and 50% after mastectomy and from 3% to 35% after lumpectomy with or without reconstruction.”

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