Management of breast carcinoma identified intraoperatively during reduction mammaplasty.
Before reduction mammaplasty, patients should be assessed for breast cancer risk and evaluated with physical examination and mammography. Patients determined to be at increased risk should be informed of the possibility of occult breast carcinoma and the potential treatment options. Intraoperative discovery of an occult carcinoma may allow for breast conservation therapy under certain circumstances if an appropriate biopsy sample is taken from the tumor and if clear margins are obtained.
Butler
Charles E
CE
Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 443, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
Hunt
Kelly K
KK
Singletary
S Eva
SE
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery