Breast cancer is a disease that can be treated when diagnosed early. Nowadays, it is not preferred to completely remove the breast unless it is absolutely necessary. Therefore, when diagnosed at an early stage, breast loss can be prevented with breast-conserving surgical treatment. In this process, the role of coordinated work with a medical oncologist and radiation oncologist in the definitive success of the treatment of the disease is indisputable.
In planning breast-conserving surgical treatment, accurate pre-operative microscopic diagnosis is extremely important. This For this reason, the biopsy procedure to be performed and the choice of biopsy method play almost a key role. Improperly selected biopsy technique may cause inadequacies or even errors in diagnosis and unnecessary biopsy repeats. Not only this, it may also negatively affect the cosmetic results of the applied breast-conserving surgical treatment technique.
On the other hand, patients who will undergo breast-conserving surgery should be selected carefully. Generally, T1-T2 (the stage when the tumor size is 2-5 cm), the patient's age, whether the tumor is multifocal or not, the size of the breast tissue and the location of the tumor in the breast tissue affect the decision for breast-conserving surgery in the first place. In addition, the microscopic features and molecular characteristics of the tumor should be thoroughly evaluated before surgery. In addition, the patient's accessibility to radiotherapy facilities after breast-conserving surgical treatment should also be kept in mind.
There are many breast-conserving surgery options, for example
No matter which breast-conserving surgery method is chosen, for the patient It must be ensured that safe surgical margins are provided, that is, the tumor is removed from the patient in a way that does not recur. Since tumor locations and characteristics are different for each patient, different types of breast-conserving surgical treatment methods are selected by the surgeon. When applying these methods, the surgeon must also consider the cosmetic results. For this reason, breast-conserving surgical treatment method should be perceived under the title of oncoplastic surgery applications.
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