Expanded indications for breast-conserving surgery with oncoplastic approaches compared to conventional approaches: a single-center retrospective comparative cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OPBS) is the evolution of conventional breast-conserving surgery (CBCS); however, data from studies comparing patients who received two surgical procedures are limited. A comparison of differences in terms of the patient characteristics, tumor-nipple distance, volume of resected breast tissue, tumor volume and postoperative breast appearance between patients undergoing OPBS and CBCS was carried out in this study, enhancing the evidence base for OPBS by widening indications and improving patient satisfaction.

Methods

From January 2020 to April 2022, the Breast Center of West China Hospital conducted a retrospective comparative study involving 106 patients. Preoperative characteristics of patients were recorded, and the tumor-n

SUBMITTER: Zhou W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721564 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature