Acceptance of contralateral reduction mammoplasty after oncoplastic breast conserving surgery: A semi-structured qualitative interview study.

CONCLUSION: Breast asymmetry is often tolerated after oncoplastic BCS because of concerns about surgery risks and recovery time and reluctance to have nonessential surgery to the healthy breast.
PMID: 30928763 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Breast - March 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Smeele HP, Van der Does de Willebois EML, Eltahir Y, De Bock GH, Van Aalst VC, Jansen L Tags: Breast Source Type: research