2021
DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs20-ps1-49
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Abstract PS1-49: The effect of oncoplastic reduction on the incidence of post-operative breast lymphedema in breast cancer patients undergoing lumpectomy

Abstract: Purpose / Objectives: In patients with macromastia, breast conservation surgery (BCS) followed by radiation therapy (RT) for the treatment of breast cancer may be associated with a different complication profile than those without macromastia. General complications of BCS followed by RT includes seroma, infection, wound complications, cosmetic deformity, asymmetry, acute versus long term arm and/or breast lymphedema. Oncoplastic reduction mammoplasty (ORM) aims to reduce breast volume while excising the tumor … Show more

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