Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumpectomy With and Without Defect Closure

CONCLUSIONS: Despite a larger lumpectomy-to-breast volume ratio among patients undergoing defect repair, satisfaction was equivalent among those whose defects were or were not repaired at 2 years postsurgery. Defect repair was associated with clinically relevant improvement in patient-reported sexual well-being.PMID:38063989 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-023-14584-z

Source: Ann Oncol - December 8, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Emily Palmquist Varadan Sevilimedu Paula Garcia Tiana Le Xinyi Zhang Katja Pinker-Domenig Matthew G Hanna Jonas A Nelson Monica Morrow Mahmoud El-Tamer Source Type: research