[USA], Oct 30 (ANI):Ee According to a recent study,Eea subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following
breast conservation surgery but can lower that risk even further with radiation therapy.
However more extensive, diffuse disease would make patients intrinsically unsuitable for
breast conservation surgery.
The gold-standard treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer is
breast conservation surgery (BCS) rather than mastectomy, but the number of women choosing mastectomy is increasing.
It helps to extend the scope of
breast conservation surgery (BCS) to include the removal of tumours larger than 3-5cms without compromising the adequacy of resection or cosmetic outcome.6 The basic principle is incorporating the plastic surgery techniques for breast reshaping during the oncological resection, so much so that advanced mammoplasty techniques allow the resection of up to 50% of breast volume.
Many victims have
breast conservation surgery - a lumpectomy - to remove the DCIS area, possibly followed by radiotherapy.
There will be a live interactive operative workshop on
breast conservation surgery and MRM with breast reconstruction on Saturday, 19th January 2012.
MRI of the breasts was highly sensitive (5) (59%) in detecting occult primary lesion in breasts and MRI increased the rate of
breast conservation surgery. Hence, MRI should be the recommended imaging for breast in such cases.
Delay in initiating adjuvant radiotherapy following
breast conservation surgery and its impact on survival.
The patient gave a history of a hard, slightly painful lump in the left breast for which she had undergone
breast conservation surgery. Review of the records revealed that the patient had an early stage invasive ductal carcinoma.
Breast conservation surgery was attempted in more women in the prophylactic mastectomy group (28%, compared with 16%; Pless than .0001), the investigators reported.
