Breast Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 2 main groups of breast surgery?
A
Breast-conserving surgery
Mastectomy
2
Q
What procedure(s) come under breast-conserving therapy?
A
Wide local excision (lumpectomy)
Therapeutic mammoplasty
3
Q
What procedure(s) come under mastectomy?
A
Transverse mastectomy
Skin-sparing mastectomy with reconstruction
4
Q
Under what conditions does breast-conserving surgery have the same survival as mastectomy?
A
Clear 1mm (or higher) margins Neoadjuvant radiotherapy given
5
Q
What is oncoplastic surgery?
A
Surgery avoiding tissue deformity by reshaping contours at time of resection
6
Q
List all the reconstruction options following a mastectomy
A
External prosthesis
Implant
Flap
7
Q
What are the treatment options for the axilla?
A
Sentinel node biopsy
Axillary clearance
Axillary radiotherapy
