Evaluation of a Retroglandular Oncoplastic Technique as a Standard Level I Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery: A Retrospective Clinicopathologic Study of 102 Patients With Breast Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. e459-e467
Author(s):  
Zoltán Mátrai ◽  
Mihály Újhelyi ◽  
Tibor Kovács ◽  
Péter Kelemen ◽  
Ákos Sávolt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Clinicopathologic Study ◽  
Oncoplastic Technique ◽  
Standard Level ◽  
Level I

From Evidence to Practice: Are Low-Risk Breast Cancer Patients still Enduring Unnecessary Costs of Radiation?

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (12) ◽  
pp. 1414-1418
Author(s):  
Rosanne Thornhill ◽  
Jenny Chang ◽  
Matthew Selleck ◽  
Maheswari Senthil ◽  
Naveen Solomon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Endocrine Therapy ◽  
Conservative Surgery ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Surgery Patient ◽  
Level I ◽  
Fee Schedule ◽  
Radiation Use

Radiation is routinely recommended after conservative surgery for breast cancer, despite longstanding Level I evidence showing no survival benefit for elderly patients with favorable disease using endocrine therapy. We sought to evaluate radiation use and costs in patients eligible for omission of radiation. A retrospective single-institution review from 2005 to 2017 was performed of women aged ≥70 years, with cT1N0M0, who were ER/PR positive and HER-2 negative, and receiving breast-conserving surgery. Patient, tumor, and treatment characteristics were compared by use of radiation. Cost estimates used Medicare's 2019 fee schedule. Of 84 patients meeting the study criteria, 72.6 per cent received radiation and 56 per cent received endocrine therapy, with four recurrences (4.9% radiated and 4.4% not radiated, P = 0.9). Early and late grade I radiation toxicities occurred in 67.2 per cent and 26.2 per cent of radiated patients, respectively. Younger age ( P = 0.01), receipt of endocrine therapy ( P < 0.0001), and axillary surgery ( P < 0.0001) were significantly associated with radiation use. There were no significant differences in radiation use based on race/ethnicity, language, comorbidities, BMI, or pathologic tumor size. Estimated total radiation cost was $646,426. Radiation remains overused and endocrine therapy, underused in breast cancer patients eligible to avoid radiation. As gatekeepers for radiation oncology referrals, surgeons can diminish both physical and financial costs of radiation in eligible patients.

Harmonic scalpel versus traditional ligation in axillary dissection for breast cancer: a retrospective multivariate analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (11) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Harmonic Scalpel ◽  
Breast Conserving Surgery ◽  
Seroma Formation ◽  
Nodal Involvement ◽  
Single Centre ◽  
Absorbable Material ◽  
Drain Removal ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: The aim of this pilot retrospective study is to evaluate the complication rate in patients after axillary dissection comparing preparation with harmonic scalpel vs traditional ligation technique, and to analyse risk factors for complications occurrence. Methods: 144 patients with 148 axillary dissections operated in a single centre between January 2014 and 2019 were included into the study. Axillary dissection was performed using harmonic scalpel in 73 and absorbable ligations in 70 cases. Results: Seroma formation was observed in 41 patients (56.2%) in the harmonic scalpel group and in 21 patients (30.0%) in the ligations group (p=0.003). The mean period from the surgery to drain removal was 4.0 days in the harmonic scalpel group and 3.0 days in the ligations group (p<0.001). The mean amount of the drained fluid after mastectomy was 300.9 ml in the harmonic scalpel group and 168.7 ml in the ligations group (p=0.005); after breast conserving surgery, it was 241.9 ml and 107.4 ml, respectively (p =0.023). Conclusion: In comparison with traditional ligations with absorbable material, axillary dissection using harmonic scalpel significantly increases the risk of postoperative seroma formation, prolongs the time from the surgery to drain removal, and increases the amount of drained fluid.ut any suspicion of nodal involvement, hemithyroidectomy is considered to be a sufficient procedure or the method of choice, respectively.

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