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SUBMITTER: Eichbaum M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4739714 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Eichbaum M M Dietrich A A Reinhard J J Steinwasser R R Eichbaum C C
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 20160101 1
Today over 70 % of patients treated for primary breast carcinoma in certified breast centres are managed with breast conserving surgery. The classical semicircular incision directly above the tumour, though in many cases easily carried out and associated with good cosmetic results, does have limitations. Unsatisfactory aesthetic results often occur when tumour location is unfavourable or when there is unfavourable tumour size relative to breast size. Distortion of the nipple, changes to breast s ...[more]