Breast Conservation Surgery: State of the Art. (4th September 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: White, Jonathan; Achuthan, Raj; Turton, Philip; Lansdown, Mark
• Other Names: El-Tamer Mahmoud B. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of breast cancer. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-09-04
• Subjects: Breast -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Breast Neoplasms; Breast -- Cancer; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.99449
• DOI: 10.4061/2011/107981
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-3170

Abstract

Abstract : Breast conservation surgery is available to the vast majority of women with breast cancer. The combination of neoadjuvant therapies and oncoplastic surgical techniques allows even large tumours to be managed with a breast-conserving approach. The relationship between breast size and the volume of tissue to be excised determines the need for volume displacement or replacement. Such an approach can also be used in the management of carefully selected cases of multifocal or multicentric breast cancer. The role of novel techniques, such as endoscopic breast surgery and radiofrequency ablation, is yet to be precisely defined.