title: Cosmetic results in 242 patients treated by conservative surgery for breast cancer.
abstract: The surgery of breast cancer has changed lately in favour of breast conserving treatment, the main purpose of which is to provide good cosmetic results together with radical resection of the tumour. In this paper we describe the cosmetic results obtained in 242 patients treated by conservative surgery (226 quadrantectomies, 93%, and 16 lumpectomies, 7%) for low risk breast cancer. Several of these resections were combined with plastic surgical techniques for residual breast reshaping. The technique chosen depended on the site of tumour, width of resection, and breast volume. The cosmetic assessment was made by the patient and the physician. Our data suggest that better cosmetic results may be obtained when plastic surgical procedures are combined with conservative surgery for breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Aniello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbato
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bosi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome