Predictors of postoperative lumpectomy size in breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oncoplastic reconstructive surgery as an extension of breast-conserving surgery leads to better aesthetic results, an increase in tumor-free margins, and a reduction of re-excision rates. However, oncologic resection is often more extensive than expected, sometimes resulting in the plastic surgeon deviating from the predetermined plan. For optimal planning of the reconstruction, it is mandatory to estimate volume defects after lumpectomy as accurately as possible. This study aims to find preoperative predictors of lumpectomy resection size.

Methods

All consecutive patients diagnosed with invasive breast carcinoma or carcinoma in situ and treated primarily with breast-conserving surgery between 2018 and 2020 at the University Medical Center Utrecht and Alexander Mo

SUBMITTER: Makineli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11346708 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature