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Recommendation
Surveillance after mastectomy and breast reconstruction
In patients who have undergone a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, surveillance should consist of regular clinical examination of the chest wall and reconstructed breast at every routine follow-up visit.
Women should be followed with clinical examination of the chest wall and reconstructed breast as per the regular breast cancer follow-up regimen
How this guidance was developed
This recommendation was adapted from the CCO 2016 guidelines (Canada). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to 13 May 2014 and was not graded by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was adapted by making it gender neutral, by adding more specificity, and by removing the phrase ‘as per the regular breast cancer follow-up regimen’.
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Surveillance after mastectomy and breast reconstruction
Recommendation
In patients who have undergone a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, surveillance should consist of regular clinical examination of the chest wall and reconstructed breast at every routine follow-up visit.
Principles in action
Safe and quality care
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Supportive care
This recommendation was adapted from the CCO 2016 guidelines (Canada). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to 13 May 2014 and was not graded by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was adapted by making it gender neutral, by adding more specificity, and by removing the phrase ‘as per the regular breast cancer follow-up regimen’.
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