Recommendations for the aesthetic evaluation of breast cancer conservative treatment.
During the Turning Subjective Into Objective seminar held in Lisbon in May 2011, experts in the topic gathered to discuss the unsolved problems of aesthetic evaluation of breast-conserving treatment (BCT). The purpose of this study is to review the main methodological issues related to the aesthetic evaluation of BCT, to discuss currently used methods of evaluation and the lack of a gold standard, and to write a set of recommendations that can be used as guidance for the aesthetic evaluation of BCT.
Breast Unit, Champalimaud Cancer Centre, Lisbon, Portugal. maria.joao.cardoso@fundacaochampalimaud.pt
Maria João
MJ
Cardoso
Jaime Santos
JS
Cardoso
Conny
C
Vrieling
Douglas
D
Macmillan
Dick
D
Rainsbury
Joerg
J
Heil
Eric
E
Hau
Mohammed
M
Keshtgar
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods