TY - JOUR
T1 - Oncoplastic techniques in the conservative surgical treatment of breast cancer: An overview
AU - Masetti, Riccardo
AU - Di Leone, Alba
AU - Franceschini, Gianluca
AU - Magno, Stefano
AU - Terribile, Daniela Andreina
AU - Fabbri, Maria Cristina
AU - Chiesa, Federica
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Conservative surgery has become a well-established alternative to mastectomy in the treatment of breast cancer. However, in case of larger lesions or small-size breasts, the removal of adequate volumes of breast tissue to achieve tumor-free margins and reduce the risk of local relapse may compromise the cosmetic outcome, causing unpleasant results. In order to address this issue, new surgical techniques, so-called oncoplastic techniques, have been introduced in recent years to optimize the efficacy of conservative surgery both in terms of local control and cosmetic results. This article discusses the indications, advantages, and limitations of these techniques and their results in terms of local recurrence and overall survival. © 2006, Copyright the Authors.
AB - Conservative surgery has become a well-established alternative to mastectomy in the treatment of breast cancer. However, in case of larger lesions or small-size breasts, the removal of adequate volumes of breast tissue to achieve tumor-free margins and reduce the risk of local relapse may compromise the cosmetic outcome, causing unpleasant results. In order to address this issue, new surgical techniques, so-called oncoplastic techniques, have been introduced in recent years to optimize the efficacy of conservative surgery both in terms of local control and cosmetic results. This article discusses the indications, advantages, and limitations of these techniques and their results in terms of local recurrence and overall survival. © 2006, Copyright the Authors.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Conservative surgery
KW - Oncoplastic techniques
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Conservative surgery
KW - Oncoplastic techniques
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/224047
U2 - 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00331.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00331.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1075-122X
VL - 12
SP - 174
EP - 180
JO - THE BREAST JOURNAL
JF - THE BREAST JOURNAL
ER -