Superior Hemimastectomy with Inferior Pedicle Nipple-Bearing Flap: A Five-Step Surgical Technique

 

by Morante, Lea; El Hajj, Houssein; Delecourt, Camille; Sabiani, Laura; Bannier, Marie; Rua, Sandrine; Barrou, Julien; Lambaudie, Eric; Houvenaeghel, Gilles; Cohen, Monique 

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: January 2022 - Volume 149 - Issue 1 - p 13e-17e

 

Oncoplastic breast surgery is an evolving field combining both breast aesthetic surgery and oncologic breast surgery. It aims to optimize cosmetic outcomes without interfering with oncologic safety. The superior hemimastectomy is a technique that can be considered for large upper-quadrant breast tumors or multifocal and multicentric breast tumors localized in the upper quadrants. As with mastectomy, axillary procedures can be performed through the same incision. The nipple-areola complex can be preserved and reimplanted. Superior hemimastectomy allows wide excision of the breast tissue, but its main disadvantage is the increased risk of necrosis of the free grafted nipple-areola complex. In this article, the authors present the surgical technique of superior hemimastectomy with an inferior pedicle nipple-bearing flap. This technique is presented as a simple five-step algorithm. A modified superior hemimastectomy with nipple-areola complex preservation using an inferior pedicle nipple-bearing flap is an alternative to the classic superior hemimastectomy technique. This modified technique decreases the risk of nipple-areola complex necrosis and preserves better nipple-areola complex sensitivity.

 

Invisible Surgery Concept and Scenario Strategy: How to Get the Best Aesthetic Results in Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery

 

by Zhygulin, Andrii; Fedosov, Artem; Palytsia, Valentyn 

 

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: December 2021 - Volume 148 - Issue 6 - p 1209-1213

 

The authors believe that oncoplastic breast surgery has to achieve the best possible aesthetic results. In this article, they propose the concept of “invisible surgery.” This is a combination of certain oncoplastic techniques that allows for restoration of the original appearance of the breast without obvious scars on the breast. Further, the authors classify the techniques as follows: the “level 1 technique,” with contour approach; the “from inside” technique; the lateral parenchymal flap; the axillary subcutaneous adipofascial flap; the rotational lateral thoracic flap; regional island perforator flaps (lateral intercostal artery perforator, lateral thoracic artery perforator, anterior intercostal artery perforator, and medial intercostal artery perforator flaps); and the nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate expander reconstruction. These techniques were combined by internal logic—one can move from one to another according to the preoperative planning and margins status during the operation. They call their approach the “scenario strategy.” The authors have performed 138 operations in 137 patients using this approach. Most of them involved the “from inside” technique and perforator flaps. The average tumor size was 2.4 cm, and the average specimen weight was 43.2 g. The total rate of complications was 14.6 percent. According to this concept, the surgery should be performed in such way that breast appearance will not change. It should be planned as one would plan a staged procedure, taking into account possible changes in the scenario during the operation to achieve the best possible aesthetic result.

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Knowledge gaps in oncoplastic breast surgery (Review)

 Knowledge gaps in oncoplastic breast surgery (Review)

by Walter P Weber, Monica Morrow, Jana de Boniface, Andrea Pusic, Giacomo Montagna, Elisabeth A Kappos, Mathilde Ritter, Martin Haug, Christian Kurzeder, Ramon Saccilotto, Alexandra Schulz, John Benson, Florian Fitzal, Zoltan Matrai, Jane Shaw, Marie-Jeanne Vrancken Peeters, Shelley Potter, Joerg Heil, Oncoplastic Breast Consortium

The Lancet Oncology: volume 21, issue 8 (375-385), August 01, 2020 

The aims of the Oncoplastic Breast Consortium initiative were to identify important knowledge gaps in the field of oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery and nipple-sparing or skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction, and to recommend appropriate research strategies to address these gaps. A total of 212 surgeons and 26 patient advocates from 55 countries prioritised the 15 most important knowledge gaps from a list of 38 in two electronic Delphi rounds. An interdisciplinary panel of the Oncoplastic Breast Consortium consisting of 63 stakeholders from 20 countries obtained consensus during an in-person meeting to select seven of these 15 knowledge gaps as research priorities.

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A New Method for Partial Breast Reconstruction: 3-Year New Zealand Experience

A New Method for Partial Breast Reconstruction: 3-Year New Zealand Experience

by Harman, John; Govender, Stan; Simpson, John; Benjamin, Benji  

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: January 2019 - Volume 143 - Issue 1 - p 49–52

Summary: In New Zealand, oncoplastic surgery is common, but partial breast reconstruction presents challenges for radiation therapy targeting. Tissue rearrangement creates ambiguity when targeting the tumor bed, with resultant overestimation of treatment volumes. Thus, adoption of advanced methods of radiation therapy have been hindered. This pilot study describes use of a novel three-dimensional implant that provides a scaffolding for tissue ingrowth during partial breast reconstruction and delineates the tumor bed more precisely to assist radiation planning and mammographic surveillance. After informed consent, 15 women were implanted with the three-dimensional bioabsorbable implant. The device was sutured to the tumor bed during lumpectomy, and tissue flaps were mobilized and attached to the implant. Visualization of the marker and radiation treatment volumes were recorded and compared. The implant provided volume replacement and helped to maintain breast contour. Cosmetic outcomes were excellent; no device- or radiation-related complications occurred. One patient had a postoperative hematoma that resolved after percutaneous drainage; there were no postoperative infections. Three-year follow-up shows no tumor recurrences and no untoward effects. When compared to conventional radiation targeting, use of the implant showed that a greater than 50 percent reduction in treatment volume was possible in some cases. Three-year mammograms show no significant artifact, normal tissue ingrowth, and minimal fibrosis. This study describes a method of oncoplastic breast reconstruction using an implantable device that marks the site of tumor excision and provides for volume replacement with tissue ingrowth. Patients tolerated it well, and radiation therapy planning, positioning, and treatment were facilitated.

Oncoplastic breast surgery: comprehensive review.

Oncoplastic breast surgery: comprehensive review.


Bertozzi, N et al

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences; Jun 2017; vol. 21 (no. 11); p. 2572-2585

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Western populations, affecting 12.5% of women, with 1.38 million patients per year. Breast-conserving surgery followed by postoperative radiotherapy replaced the radical and modified-radical procedures of Halsted and Patey as the standard of care for early-stage breast cancer once the overall and disease-free survival rates of breast-conserving surgery were demonstrated to be equivalent to those of mastectomy. However, excision of >20% of breast tissue, low or centrally located cancer, and large-sized breasts with various grades of breast ptosis, result a in unacceptable cosmetic outcomes. Oncoplastic breast surgery evolved from the breast-conserving surgery by broadening its general indication to achieve wider excision margins without compromising on the cosmetic outcomes....

A step-by-step oncoplastic breast conservation surgical atlas of reproducible dissection techniques and anatomically ideal incision placement

A step-by-step oncoplastic breast conservation surgical atlas of reproducible dissection techniques and anatomically ideal incision placement

Mitchell, SD

Breast cancer research and treatment; Jun 2017

PURPOSE To develop an atlas for oncoplastic surgery (OPS) with template dissection techniques via anatomically ideal incisions for breast conservation surgery. The evolution of breast conservation techniques has evolved from placing an incision directly over the lesion to the incorporation of a thoughtful decision making process utilizing oncoplastic surgical (OPS) techniques to combining OPS with incision placement in anatomically advantageous sites. The high survival rates of breast cancer and effect of breast surgery on quality of life reinforce emphasis of optimal oncologic as well as aesthetic outcome. OPS results in greater patient satisfaction, fewer surgeries, and is oncologically safe. Today's breast surgeon is tasked with optimizing both oncologic and aesthetic outcomes.METHODSPresentation of reproducible dissection techniques and incision placement strategies to afford surgeons a step-by-step approach of OPS via anatomically ideal incisions in breast conservation surgery.RESULTSDemonstration of reproducible techniques to facilitate the decision making process of optimal breast conservation surgery, eliminate knowledge gaps for surgeons, optimize outcome for individuals undergoing breast conservation surgery, and decrease disparity of care.CONCLUSIONAdoption of OPS techniques utilizing an anatomically ideal incision in breast conservation surgery is a feasible and reproducible practice for breast surgeons. Application of these techniques results in maintained optimal shape, size, and contour without the typical overlying skin envelope scars. OPS techniques performed under the skin envelope result in expected OPS oncologic and aesthetic outcomes with the addition of the resulting scar(s) in anatomically discrete position(s).