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Lim YA, Lee YO, Kim JH, Kim HS, Kang HJ, Kim LS, Hallym S. P2-15-11: Outcomes of Corrective Procedure with Vicryl Mesh as an Oncoplastic Surgery of the Breast. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p2-15-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Both cosmetic and oncologic outcomes are becoming more important for breast cancer patients. Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has an acceptable cosmetic result compared with mastectomy, but BCS is also associated with cosmetic failure. In this study, we evaluated the cosmetic outcome of reconstructive surgery with the absorbable implant vicryl mesh after BCS compared with the outcome of BCS alone.
Methods: From May 2007 to December 2009, 101 patients were involved in this study at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital. We used absorbable implants made of folding vicryl mesh and wrapped them with Interceed. In 79 cases, BCS with vicryl mesh implantation was performed; in the other 56 cases, only BCS was performed. Patient satisfaction with cosmetic outcomes was evaluated. We also analyzed other factors that affected cosmetic outcomes, including patient ages, body mass indices, tumor locations, and removed breast tissue.
Results: In the vicryl mesh implantation group, 65 of 79 patients (82.3%) were satisfied; in the BCS-only group, 24 of 56 patients (43%) were satisfied (P < 0.05). In the vicryl mesh implantation group, patient ages, body mass indices, and removed breast tissue did not affect cosmetic outcomes. When the tumor was located in the upper outer quadrant, the patients were more satisfied (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Reconstructive procedures with vicryl mesh are simple, safe, and less expensive than other plastic reconstruction techniques. This study suggests that the procedure was superior to BCS alone in cosmetic outcomes. We believe that the procedure could become a favorable technique in oncoplastic surgery.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-15-11.
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Affiliation(s)
- YA Lim
- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- 1Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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