ArticleSingapore medical journal2018
Breast reconstruction rate and profile in a Singapore patient population: a National University Hospital experience.
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- Disparities in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Decision-making driving factors in breast reconstruction among premenopausal breast cancer patients in China: a Q-methodology study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Indonesian Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the BREAST-Q Reconstruction Module.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Patient satisfaction of breast reconstructive surgery following mastectomy in Brunei.PloS one · 2023Article
- Current Status and Factors Influencing Surgical Options for Breast Cancer in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of 110 Hospitals.The oncologist · 2020Article
- What are the appropriate thresholds for High Quality Performance Indicators for breast surgery in Australia and New Zealand?Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2020Article
- Reconstructive surgery and immigration status among females with breast cancer.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
introductionBreast reconstruction is an integral part of breast cancer management with the aim of restoring a breast to its natural form. There is increasing awareness among women that it is a safe procedure and its benefits extend beyond aesthetics. Our aim was to establish the rate of breast reconstruction and provide an overview of the patients who underwent breast reconstruction at National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore.
methodsWe evaluated factors that impact a patient's decision to proceed with breast reconstruction, such as ethnicity, age, time and type of implant. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of women who had breast cancer and underwent breast surgery at NUH between 2001 and 2010.
resultsThe breast reconstruction rate in this study was 24.3%. There were 241 patients who underwent breast reconstruction surgeries (including delayed and immediate procedures) among 993 patients for whom mastectomies were done for breast cancer. Chinese patients were the largest ethnic group who underwent breast reconstruction after mastectomy (74.3%). Within a single ethnic patient group, Malay women had the largest proportion of women undergoing breast reconstruction (60.0%). The youngest woman in whom cancer was detected in our study was aged 20 years. Malay women showed the greatest preference for autologous tissue breast reconstruction (92.3%). The median age at cancer diagnosis of our cohort was 46 years.
conclusionWe noted increases in the age of patients undergoing breast reconstruction and the proportion of breast reconstruction cases over the ten-year study period.
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