Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery in SENONETWORK Italian breast centers: lights and shadows

Ghilli, Matteo; Lisa, Andrea Vittorio Emanuele; Salgarello, Marzia; Papa, Giovanni; Rietjens, Mario; Folli, Secondo; Curcio, Annalisa; Ferrari, Guglielmo; Caruso, Francesco; Altomare, Vittorio; Friedman, Daniele; De Santis, Maria Carmen; De Rose, Fiorenza; Meduri, Bruno; De Felice, Francesca; Marino, Lorenza; Cucciarelli, Francesca; Montemezzi, Stefania; Panizza, Pietro; Belli, Paolo; Caumo, Francesca; Vinci, Valeriano; De Santis, Giorgio; Klinger, Marco; Roncella, Manuela

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2023.103601

Breast cancer (BC) poses a significant worldwide health challenge. In the year 2020, more than 2.3 million cases were detected, and there were approximately 685,000 deaths attributed to BC [1]. Although systemic treatments are gaining importance in BC management, surgery continues to be the fundamental treatment approach for the majority of early-stage patients. A prolonged discussion continues, examining the overall survival rates between mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy (BCT), yielding inconclusive results. Nevertheless, breast-conservative therapy appears to present fewer complications [2, 3]. Patients undergoing BCT experience enhanced cosmetic results and a better quality of life compared to those opting for non-reconstructed mastectomy

Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery in SENONETWORK Italian breast centers: lights and shadows / Ghilli, M., Lisa, A.V.E., Salgarello, M., Papa, G., Rietjens, M., Folli, S., Curcio, A., Ferrari, G., Caruso, F., Altomare, V., Friedman, D., De Santis, M.C., De Rose, F., Meduri, B., De Felice, F., Marino, L., Cucciarelli, F., Montemezzi, S., Panizza, P., Belli, P., et al.. - In: THE BREAST. - ISSN 0960-9776. - 73/2024:(2024), pp. 103601.1-103601.9. [10.1016/j.breast.2023.103601]