Oncologic safety of prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy: Outcomes of 1,255 cases exceeding a 6-year median follow-up
摘要
Prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy (PNSM) is performed to prevent the development of breast cancer. Despite the increasing usage of PNSM, large-cohort, long-term follow-up data is lacking. We aim to review a large cohort of PNSM cases to evaluate oncologic outcomes.
MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed all PNSMs between 2000 and 2021 at a single institution. Clinicopathologic variables were collected and analyzed. Descriptive statistics and Kaplan Meier (KM) based survival analyses were used.
ResultsA total of 1,255 PNSMs in 972 patients were performed from 2000 to 2021 with a median age of 43 years (IQR 37, 49) and a median follow-up of 81.3 months (IQR 50.8, 123.0). There were 38 (3.0%) cases of incidental breast cancer discovered on surgical pathology. There were 3 (0.3%) new primary breast cancer occurrences after PNSM. The KM estimates for 5-year rates in the entire cohort (n = 972) of incidence of new breast cancer, breast cancer-related mortality, and overall mortality were as follows: 0.15% (95%CI 0, 0.44%), 0.93% (95%CI 0.28%, 1.57%), and 1.63% (95%CI 0.78%, 2.48%), respectively. The KM estimates for 5-year rates in the BRCA-only cohort (n = 333) of incidence of new breast cancer, breast cancer-related mortality, and overall mortality were as follows: 0.44% (95%CI 0, 1.30%), 1.75% (95%CI 0.21%, 3.26%), and 2.09% (95%CI 0.42%, 3.73%), respectively.
ConclusionNew primary breast cancer infrequently developed after PNSM in this study. Incidental breast cancer was identified on surgical pathology in a small subset of patients. PNSM may be associated with preventing breast cancer development.