Thursday 28 May 2015

How to compare the oncological safety of oncoplastic breast conservation surgery

How to compare the oncological safety of oncoplastic breast conservation surgery - to wide local excision or mastectomy? The Breast, May 2015 [in press]

Mansell, J., et al.

http://www.thebreastonline.com/article/S0960-9776(15)00109-5/abstract?rss=yes

Comparative studies suggest that patients treated with oncoplastic breast conservation surgery (OBCS) have similar pathology to patients treated with wide local excision (WLE). However, patients treated with OBCS have never been compared to patients treated with mastectomy. The aim of this study was to identify which control group was comparable to patients undergoing OBCS.