AIM To confirm that oncoplastic approach to cancer is a fundamental part of modern breast conserving surgery also in a suburban hospital. MATERIAL OF STUDY The Authors used oncoplastic techniques in 60 cases including 45 first level and 15 second level procedures: they show some cases of conservative surgery and breast reshaping with upper, medial and lower pedicle. DISCUSSION Screening pro...

In the attempt to optimise the balance between the risk of local recurrence and the cosmetic outcomes in breast surgery, new surgical procedures, so-called oncoplastic techniques, have been introduced in recent years. The term oncoplastic surgery refers to surgery on the basis of oncological principles during which the techniques of plastic surgery are used, mostly for reconstructive and cosmet...

The aim of this study is to discuss indications, advantages, disadvantages, oncologic and aesthetic results of Oncoplastic Surgery (OBS). Pubmed and Medline database were searched for articles published between 1998 and 2014 for keywords: oncoplastic breast surgery, therapeutic mammoplasty, oncoplastic breast reduction, synchrenous reconstructions. Role of OBS in breast cancer surgery, its aspe...

Dr. Maurice Nahabedian, in the Preface of Oncoplastic Surgery of the Breast, states that his book presents surgeons with a novel learning approach to surgeons. This book contains the essential principles, concepts, and techniques of oncoplastic breast surgery with pearls of insight that will facilitate the readers’ mastery of the procedures in their clinical practice. The list of chapters shows...

Oncoplastic surgery has revolutionized the field of breast conserving surgery (BCS). The final aims of this technique are to obtain an adequate resection margin that will reduce the rate of local recurrence while simultaneously improving cosmetic outcomes. To obtain successful results after oncoplastic surgery, it is imperative that patients be risk-stratified based on risk factors associated w...

oncoplastic breast surgery (obs) has gained widespread acceptance during the last two decades as an integral component of breast cancer surgery. obs combines oncological principles of breast cancer surgery with plastic surgery techniques to provide the best cosmetic results without compromising oncological outcome of breast cancer treatment and it has opened up the possibility to perform breast...

INTRODUCTION So called "extreme oncoplastic surgery" is emerging as a new promising concept in breast cancer surgery allowing successful breast conservation in selected patients with multicentric tumors. PRESENTATION OF CASE We report the case of a 48-year-old woman presenting with a multicentric breast cancer and successfully treated with an oncoplastic technique consisting in three radical ...

The term oncoplastic surgery was coined to describe an evolving area of breast surgery that applies the principles of surgical oncology and plastic and reconstructive surgery to the management of women with breast cancer. Oncoplastic surgery does not describe a particular surgical procedure; it represents a comprehensive approach to surgical planning intended to achieve 1) widened surgical marg...

EDITOR: We read with interest Drs Martin-Castro and Montero’s report on the use of the flexible laryngeal mask (FLMA) as an alternative to reinforced tracheal tube for upper chest, head and neck oncoplastic surgery [1]. We seek some clarifications from them with regard to the operations concerned. How many of the patients whose airways were managed with the FLMA had oro-pharyngeal malignancies?...

OBJECTIVES To propose initiatives and actions that could improve access to and outcomes from oncoplastic breast surgery. METHODS The author group met in May 2010 to draft position statements on key unmet needs in oncoplastic breast surgery and how these may be addressed. At a second meeting in December 2010, the statements were voted upon and adjusted as necessary to achieve unanimous agreeme...