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01-04-2019 | Breast Surgery | Editorial
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in India: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Authors:
Chaitanyanand B. Koppiker, Chintamani, Santosh Dixit
Published in:
Indian Journal of Surgery
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Issue 2/2019
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Excerpt
The field of breast surgery has undergone significant evolution since the emergence of Halstedean concept of total mastectomy (TM) [
1]. In the last three decades, breast conversation therapy (BCT) which involves breast conservation surgery followed by radiation therapy (RT) has gained acceptance as a standard of care [
2,
3]. In recent past, more emphasis has been laid on the esthetics of breast surgery as increasing evidence indicates that a bad cosmetic result can translate to significant depression and worse quality of life (QoL) outcomes [
4,
5]. …