Mastectomy versus breast conserving surgery: A single surgeon’s audit from a developing country
Mastectomy versus breast conserving surgery: A single surgeon’s audit from a developing country
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乳房切除术与保乳手术:来自发展中国家的单一外科医生的审核
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2019
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John Boyages Am
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Ellen Tailby;John Boyages Am
Aim: To review the surgical management of breast cancer based on the adoption of the available surgical options and resources in developing countries. Materials and methods: This review was undertaken at a university hospital with tertiary care facilities. All patients diagnosed with breast cancer between 2000-2018 were included. Demographic data and the offered surgical options were the focus of this review. The review categorized the data into two groups: mastectomy and Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS). Results: The total number of the surgically treated breast cancer during the above period were 602 patients. Age ranged between 24-83 with the median age of 48 years. Mastectomy was performed in 312 (52%) patients while BCS in 290 (48%) patients. In the early years Mastectomy was more frequently performed than BCS, however, the last decade have shown that BCS is slowly becoming the more adopted surgical option. Conclusion: The adoption of breast cancer surgical procedures is based on the multidisciplinary consults and the availability of treatment resources. With the emerging early detection strategies and oncoplastic procedures, more conservative approaches are propagated and encouraged in developing countries. Keys words: Mastectomy; lumpectomy; Breast cancer Introduction Breast cancer was noted as early as over three thousand years ago by the ancient Egyptians. Interestingly it was then described as a systemic disease that cannot be treated by local excisions. It wasn’t until the second century AD when the first reported mastectomy was performed by a surgeon named Leonides of Alexandria. By 1600s in northern Europe more breast amputations were performed using forceps, knives, and cauterizing irons long before antisepsis and anesthesia was introduced. John Hunter, Astley Cooper, and John Warren were labelled as “Great surgeons” due to their ability to perform swift and precise procedures [1]. In 1846 the introduction of anesthesia potentiated the ease of surgical procedures propagating the name “the century of the surgeon.”Bilroth in Germany, Handley in London, and Halsted in Baltimore stood out as prominent bold cancer surgeons who designed procedures to remove the tumors and regional the lymph nodes. Halsted advocated that radical mastectomy which became the basis of breast cancer surgery for almost a century. In the 1970s, with more understanding of the systemic nature of breast cancer based on Paget’s theory less extensive procedures were then adopted [2]. Unlike the remarkable evolution of adjuvant chemo\ radiotherapy treatments, the basic principles of surgical treatments