title: [Surgical treatment of breast cancer].
abstract: This short review of surgical treatment of breast cancer includes a description of indications and contraindications for the common surgical procedures as well as more recently introduced techniques. The latter are mainly operations performed in cooperation between breast and plastic surgeons and consist of reconstructive and oncoplastic procedures. The main surgical results are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Arhus Universitetshospital, Arhus Sygehus, Kirurgisk Afdeling P, Mamma-Endokrinkirurgisk Sektion, Arhus C. peer.christiansen@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kroman
authors.forename: Jens Jørgen
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Elberg
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome