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How should a contralateral breast cancer be treated when found during a prophylactic mastectomy?
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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Whenever a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is planned, diagnostic imaging of that breast and nodal basin is recommended pre-operatively if not done within the last month or so. Any abnormality should be resolved diagnostically and treated accordingly. Even with this process, incidental cancers...