Long-term psychometric outcomes of facial lipoatrophy therapy: forty-eight-week observational, nonrandomized study.

The aim of this observational, prospective, nonrandomized study was to assess long-term psychometric outcomes of surgical treatment of HIV-related facial lipoatrophy. Two hundred ninety-nine participants (70.8% male) consecutively attending the Metabolic Clinic of Modena and Reggio Emilia University from November 2005 to July 2006, undergoing surgical interventions for HIV-related facial lipoatrophy were enrolled.

Self-expanding prostheses complicating augmentation mammoplasties.

A new and serious complication was experienced by patients of three independent surgeons following routine augmentation procedures. In each case reported, double-lumen prostheses had been used. All cases were reoperated with a diagnosis of capsular contracture.

Central small size breast cancer: how to overcome the problem of nipple and areola involvement.

For centrally located small tumours we have sought, with the aid of a plastic surgeon, to achieve the same radicality as in the other quadrants, while achieving a good cosmetic result. We considered 37 patients with small centrally located breast carcinoma, in whom we performed a new surgical technique. From analysis of this series it emerged that a high percentage (54.

Clinicopathologic correlations of cutaneous neuroendocrine Merkel cell carcinoma.

A study of 50 consecutive cases (22 men, 28 women; age range, 39 to 84 years; mean age, 65 years) of cutaneous neuroendocrine Merkel cell carcinoma (CNC), 39 of whom had a mean follow-up of 34 months, revealed that the prognostic significance of the histopathologic subtyping in trabecular, solid, and diffuse variants of CNC was not as important as the pathologic postsurgical staging in localized, regional, and extraregional disease. The overall mortality was 23.5%.

Psychologic effects and esthetic results of breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

A survey was conducted on 84 patients who chose to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy. A self-rating questionnaire was sent to each patient by mail to collect as much information about the patient as possible: individual status, reasons for requesting breast reconstruction, acceptance and advantages of having the new breast, satisfaction with the overall esthetic results, amount of patient information regarding breast reconstruction, and the source of this information. Once the questionnaire was completely filled out, it was returned by mail to the persons conducting this study.