title: Endoscopy-assisted breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer patients.
abstract: Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) combined with postoperative radiotherapy is a standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients. In addition, recent developments in oncoplastic surgery have improved cosmetic outcomes and patient satisfaction. Therefore, a breast surgeon's current role in BCS is not only to perform a curative resection of cancerous lesions with adequate surgical margins, but also to preserve the shape and appearance of the treated breast. Endoscopy-assisted breast-conserving surgery (EBCS), which has the advantage of a less noticeable scar, was developed more than ten years ago. Recently, some clinical studies have reported the feasibility, oncological outcomes, aesthetic outcomes, and patient satisfaction of EBCS. Herein, we will review the EBCS clinical studies that have been conducted so far and discuss current issues regarding this operative method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology Research, Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology Research, Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohara
keywords: Endoscopy assisted; breast cancer; breast surgery; breast-conserving surgery (BCS); endoscope
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