title: Updated follow-up of patients treated with the oncoplastic "Crescent" technique for breast cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Conservative treatment of lower pole breast cancer in small or medium sized breasts could be attended with poor cosmetic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess the results of the "Crescent" Oncoplastic technique in this indication.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study in 54 breast cancer patients undergoing the technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Post-operative recovery was uneventful except 1 hematoma and 6 breast seromas. With a mean follow-up period of 45 months (range 27-64), no local recurrences was detected. Five patients had fat necrosis. Cosmetic results were assessed as being excellent (39%), good (35%), fair (20%) and mediocre (6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We therefore advise this technique as a first step oncoplastic surgery technique for tumors situated near the inframammary fold. We also recommend the systematic check of the final cosmetic results in the standing position in order to obtain the best possible results.
authors.affiliation: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Gynecologic and Oncologic Surgery, Hôpital Européen George-Pompidou, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aljarrah
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nos
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasr
authors.forename: Krishna B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Clough
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bats
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lecuru
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome