European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Introduction: Recently, breast conserving surgery (BCS) followed by radiotherapy has been
gaining popularity for most patients with early breast cancer; though, this technique has
justified to be comparable with mastectomy in view of long-term survival in certain selected
groups of women. This surgical option includes lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy with or
without radiotherapy and presents potential advantages over radical procedures as it is
potentially less invasive, less debilitating and more aesthetically acceptable. Oncoplastic
breast surgery (OBS) is a novel approach that developed greatly in the last decades that
combines BCS with concomitant breast reconstruction. The aim of this technique is to get a
safe and complete removal of the tumorous lesion while achieving the best possible aesthetic
result. OBS consists of large lumpectomy and remodelling techniques such as breastreshaping
by therapeutic reduction mammoplasty or volume reduction by local glandular
flaps or regional/distant flaps. Hence this study aimed at comparing the patients who had
undergone non-oncoplastic and oncoplastic breast conserving surgery based on the tumour
characteristics and its postoperative complications. Associated risk factors such as positive
margins and local recurrence were also evaluated