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Table 2 Breast reconstruction rate and type of breast reconstructive surgery of women treated with mastectomy for breast cancer at the Siteman Cancer Center from 2000 to 2012

From: Breast reconstruction after mastectomy at a comprehensive cancer center

Variable

Frequency

%

N

Received breast reconstruction

 

 Yes

2227

54

4152

 No

1925

46

 

Type of breast reconstruction

 Tissue expander/implant

990

52

1938

 Autologous flap

144

7

 

 Autologous flap and tissue expander/implant

32

2

 

 Reduction mammoplasty

3

0.2

 

 Scar revision (Y-plasty)

9

0.5

 

 Reconstruction NOS

760

39

 
  1. NOS not otherwise specified