Oncoplastic breast surgery in older women with primary breast cancer: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oncoplastic procedures allow excision of larger breast tumours, or unfavourable tumour/breast ratio lesions while achieving a good cosmetic outcome. This increases the pool of patients eligible for breast conservation over mastectomy, reducing the need for more extensive surgery in older women and potentially improving their quality of life. Nonetheless, studies to date suggest a poor uptake of oncoplastic breast surgery in the older group. This review aimed to establish whether a disparity in uptake of oncoplastic breast surgery exists between older and younger women, and to explore the underlying reasons for this.

Methods

A literature search was conducted on 17 January 2022 using MEDLINE and Embase. Eligible studies comprised full-text articles of patients who u

SUBMITTER: Chia Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480033 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature