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Optimizing conservative breast surgery
Author(s) -
Margenthaler Julie A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21700
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , conservative treatment , breast surgery , pathological , oncoplastic surgery , adjuvant radiotherapy , neoadjuvant therapy , conservative management , breast cancer , adjuvant therapy , radiation therapy , general surgery , chemotherapy , cancer
The potential advantages of conservative breast surgery include the minor outpatient nature of the procedures, lower incidence of postoperative pain and complications, preservation of the breast and nipple areolar complex, and shorter delay to adjuvant therapy. In order to optimize the number of patients eligible for conservative breast surgery, one must utilize a multidisciplinary team approach. Imaging implications, use of neoadjuvant therapy for downsizing tumors, oncoplastic techniques, adjuvant radiation options, and pathological assessment are discussed. J. Surg. Oncol. 2011; 103:306–312. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.