title: [Surgical treatment of breast cancer].
abstract: Surgical treatment of breast cancer has significantly evolved over the last years. Quality of life and cosmetic outcomes became an important part of breast cancer management. Indications for different types of breast and axillary techniques are reviewed in this article. We also consider a frequent but not widely known complication of breast surgery: axillary cording.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Abdominale, Endocrine et Sénologique, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maweja
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental