title: "Diamond" mammoplasty as a part of conservative management of breast cancer: Description of a new technique.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Oncoplastic surgery is an integral part of current surgical treatment of breast cancer. Superior breast quadrant is a forgiving tumor location that often allows the conservation of the breast with simple mammoplastic manoeuvres. In this report, we describe a novel modification of the classic level I mammoplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 49 years patient had an ill-defined carcinoma at the 12 o'clock position that necessitated a generous tumorectomy. A diamond shaped incision was done over the tumor area and the nipple-areola complex. Peri-areolar skin was de-epithelialized and the tumorectomy was completed down to the pectoral plane. The incision was closed in a star-like shape around the areola leading to natural appearance of the breast and a limited visible suture line.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest that the described technique offered an advantage over the classic omega mastopexy or the round-block technique and provided a versatile technique for oncologic management and mastopexy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presented technique may be considered when performing level I mammoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mansoura University Cancer Center, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Tawfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El-Khodary