title: New technologies in breast cancer surgery.
abstract: Since breast-conserving surgery has become the gold standard for early breast cancer, the development of less radical or less burdensome technologies has been pressed for in order to preserve the patient from unnecessary harm through the operative procedure. Different technical approaches are under evaluation, and some of them are already being used in the clinical setting. The aim of this article is to present a perspective on future breast cancer surgery by shedding light on the current innovative and new techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Frankfurt, Germany ; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thill
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baumann
keywords: Acellular dermal matrix; Breast cancer; Intraoperative surgical margin assessment; Radiofrequency spectroscopy; Sentinel node detection