REVIEW ARTICLE
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: A Review of Techniques Quadrant Per Quadrant
Gardani Marco1, 2, *, Bertozzi Nicolò2, Grieco Michele Pio2, Pesce Marianna3, 4, Simonacci Francesco2, Santi Pier Luigi3, 4, Raposio Edoardo2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 5
First Page: 93
Last Page: 107
Publisher ID: MEDJ-5-93
DOI: 10.2174/1874220301805010093
Article History:
Received Date: 18/5/2018Revision Received Date: 23/10/2018
Acceptance Date: 14/11/2018
Electronic publication date: 30/11/2018
Collection year: 2018
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) has gradually substituted mastectomy in the treatment of early-stage tumors. Indeed it ensures the same overall survival and better aesthetic results when followed post-operative radiotherapy. Nevertheless more than 20% excision of breast tissue, retro-areolar or lower pole cancer, and higer-sized breasts with ptosis, tend to result in aesthetically unpleasant results. Oncoplastic breast surgery finds its route into breast conserving surgery in the attempt to improve the aesthetic results while not compromising the oncologic ones.