Open AccessFeasibility and cosmetic outcome of oncoplastic surgery in breast cancer treatment
Author(s) -
Santiago Sherwell-Cabello,
Antonio MaffuzAziz,
Felipe Villegas-Carlos,
Carlos Alberto Domínguez-Reyes,
Sonia Labastida-Almendaro,
Sergio RodríguezCuevas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cirugía y cirujanos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2444-0507
DOI - 10.1016/j.circen.2015.09.018
Subject(s) - oncoplastic surgery , medicine , breast cancer , breast surgery , patient satisfaction , breast conserving surgery , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , cancer , pathological , general surgery , mastectomy , nursing
BackgroundBreast cancer is the leading oncological cause of death in Mexican women over 25 years old. Given the need to improve postoperative cosmetic results in patients with breast cancer, oncoplastic surgery has been developed, which allows larger tumour resections and minor cosmetic alterations.ObjectiveTo determine the oncological feasibility and cosmetic outcome of oncoplastic surgery at the Instituto de Enfermedades de la Mama, FUCAM, AC.Material and methodsA review was conducted from January 2010 to July 2013, which included patients with breast cancer diagnosis treated with conventional breast-conserving surgery or with oncoplastic surgery in the Instituto de Enfermedades de la Mama, FUCAM AC. Clinical and histopathological parameters were compared between the two groups, and a questionnaire of cosmetic satisfaction and quality of life was applied.ResultsOf the 171 patients included, 95 of them were treated with conventional breast-conserving surgery and 76 with oncoplastic surgery. Pathological tumour size was significantly larger in patients treated with oncoplastic surgery (p=0.002). There were no differences found between the groups as regards the number of patients with positive surgical margin, the rate of complications, and cosmetic satisfaction.ConclusionThis study demonstrates the oncological feasibility and high cosmetic satisfaction of oncoplastic surgery with minimal psycho-social impact on patients