New anatomical classification of the axilla with implications for sentinel node biopsy.

Background: The exact anatomical location of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) in the axilla has not ascertained clinically, but could be useful both for teaching purposes and to reduce the morbidity of SLN biopsy. The aim of the study was to determine the position of the SLN in the axilla and to demonstrate that this location is not random.

Methods: A consecutive series of 242 patients with stage I breast cancer (T1/T2 N0) or ductal carcinoma in situ who underwent SLN localization by peritumoral injection were included in a prospective study to map the location of the SLN in the axilla.

Silicone migration to the contralateral axillary lymph nodes and breast after highly cohesive silicone gel implant failure: a case report.

Highly cohesive silicone gel implants are advertised for aesthetic and safety advantages. Our case is the fourth report describing early implant rupture and contralateral migration of siliconoma. Despite the greater degree of gel cohesiveness, a continued vigilance for signs and symptoms of migration is highly recommended.

[Partial reconstruction after conservative treatment for breast cancer: classification of sequelae and treatment options].

Most patients presenting with breast cancer are treated by breast conserving treatment (BCT). Some of these patients present with poor cosmetic results and ask for partial breast reconstruction. These reconstructions following BCT are presenting more frequently to plastic surgeons as a difficult management problem.

[Galactorrhea after mammary plastic surgery].

Galactorrhoea is a complication rarely observed after mammary plastic surgery. Our experience in the domain extends to three clinical cases - two after prosthetic insertion and one after breast reduction - wich will be presented here. The origin of this complication is uncertain.

[Epithelial inclusion cyst formation after buried vaginal mucosa. Diagnosis and management].

Objectives: Surgical treatment in which a vaginal mucosa island is buried leads to a risk of epithelial inclusion cyst formation. The aim of this study is to describe this complication, assess incidence, precise facilitating factors and discuss treatment.

Patients And Method: This study concerned 84 patients operated on between January 1996 and December 1998.