The comparison of effectivity in breast cancer prevention between skin sparing and subcutaneous mastectomy – 20 years of experience

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Libor Streit, MD, PhD
Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Berkova 34
612 00 Brno
Czech Republic
e-mail: libor.streit@med.muni.cz

Submitted: 22. 5. 2023
Accepted: 4. 1. 2024