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The authors report a series of 10 women who, between 1988 and 1996, underwent bilateral mammaplasty followed by radiation therapy for the treatment of breast cancer. All lesions were detected by preoperative mammography. A variety of reduction techniques were employed in each case and included malignant lesions. Radiation therapy was usually initiated within 4 weeks after surgery. The maximum follow-up in the group was 37 months and the minimum was 8 months. No patients had complications from the surgery or from the postoperative radiation therapy. No local, recurrent malignancies have been detected to date. Aesthetic results were considered good to excellent in all cases with regard to patient satisfaction. The authors believe that this treatment modality should be considered in full-breasted or pendulous-breasted women, despite breast-conserving surgical management of a carcinoma.
