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New onco-plastic surgery technique for early breast cancer
Recent advances of oncoplastic techniques in breast surgery have allowed
to achieve maximum oncological radicality, together with minor cosmetic
alteration possible.
This has resulted in an important advantage for the patients subjected
to conservative surgery for breast cancer, as proven by many scientific
studies that have highlighted in these cases a minor psychological
impactl overall.
The surgical technique proposed demonstrates that, according to the
conventional protocols of breast conserving therapy for cancer, it is
possible to perform a complete excision of the tumor, with an "extra-mammary"
surgical approach trough an incision made immediately below the
inframammary fold, with a scar completely invisible on standing by
natural ptosis of the breast.
This technique is indicated for cases of early breast cancer, regardless
of the location of the tumor, as long as there is no involvement of the
overlying skin.
Additional research needs to be conducted to evaluate long term results
and effectiveness of the proposed technique in relation to a large
number of cases.
Bibliographic Reference: Domenico Gerbasi Unità di Senologia, Ospedale Bolognini, Seriate, Italy
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