ASO Author Reflections: The Safety of Oncoplastic Surgery for Multicentric and Multifocal Breast Tumors

Abstract

The approach to breast cancer surgery has evolved significantly during recent decades. The change from radical mastectomy to breast-conserving technique represents a move toward less disruptive targeted surgical procedures with no loss oncologic safety. 1 Oncoplastic surgery (ONC), the direct consequence of that evolution, merges breastconserving surgery and plastic surgery technique with the aim of eradicating the tumor and reducing breast deformity. 2 In a previous study, the authors demonstrated that the ONC approach is safe and effective as a treatment for invasive pT2 breast cancer. 3 To date, long-term oncologic follow-up studies on the use of oncoplastic technique for multifocal and multicentric breast cancer are lacking.