abstract introduction: due to the increasing number of breast masses and a more precise attention to them, a greater number of patients refer to clinics for biopsy or resection of breast and axillary lymph nodes. an appropriate anesthesia method can decrease hospitalization time, its expenditure and postoperative complications. paravertebral anesthesia [1] is a simple and feasible method in mos...

Infection is a possible complication in breast implant surgery especially during the first six months after surgery.1 In 2014, Committee of Security of the Mexican Society of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery published the results of a survey about Infections in Breast Implants in the society members. The most common organism involved were Staphylococcus, especially species S. aureu...

Breast reconstructive surgery has evolved tremendously since its inception. Following tumour clearance surgery, physical restoration with breast reconstruction is an important aspect of physical and emotional rehabilitation. Various methods have been described to suit patients demand for the best aesthetic outcome. Surgeon's preference, experience and practicality of differing procedures must b...

Background: Postoperative seroma and haematoma are two of the most common complications follow-ing large surface area surgeries. A review literature was performed to evaluate evidence for use tranexamic acid in reducing postoperative formation breast surgery body contouring surgery. Methods search using MEDLINE, Cochrane Database Systematic Review, Central Register Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), ...

This study is to investigate the accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) in predicting axillary lymph node metastasis and its application in breast conserving surgery for early breast cancer. The clinical data of SLNB of 448 patients were retrospectively analyzed. The patients with negative result of SLNB were not performed with Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) (experimental group), ...

The breast cancer treatment is based nowadays on new surgical options: breast-conserving surgery, which applies at least for the first and second stage cancer, with radical intention. We have been practicing breast-conserving surgery for the last 16 years and we have performed 303 breast conserving operations from a total of 673. We recorded 12 local recurrences (3,96%) and 2 deaths due to canc...

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Surgery is the crucial modality of management in the multidisciplinary care of breast cancer. Without surgery the outcome of treatment is complicated and sub-optimal. The oncologists face dilemma when patient refuse for surgery or not operable due to patients medical condition. Here we describe two post-menopausal women with operable breast cancers those refused surgery. We managed these patien...