Chest wall perforator flaps are safe and can decrease mastectomy rates in breast cancer surgery: multicentre cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest wall perforator flaps are emerging in oncoplastic breast conservation, mostly as an alternative to mastectomy. However, standardization and consensus on patient selection, techniques, and outcomes have not yet been reached. The aim of this international multicentre collaborative study was to explore practice patterns and outcomes in high-volume centres from different countries.

Methods

Patients with both pre-invasive and invasive breast cancer treated at the Uppsala University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden, the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, UK, and the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute in Sydney, Australia, were included in this study. The rationale for offering chest wall perforator flaps and surgical outcomes were prospectively documented.

Results

SUBMITTER: Karakatsanis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529790 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature