A Prospective Comparative Study Between Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and Standard Wide Local Excision

This non-randomized prospective trial was conducted on70 female patients presented to tertiary breast unit-Ain Shams University hospitals with breast cancer during the period from September 2012 to February 2013. All patients sharing in the study signed an informed consent that was approved in the ethical committee held on April 2012. Patients were classified in two groups each one 35 patients: group (A) standard wide local excision and group (B) oncoplastic group. Standard wide local excision done by general breast surgeons while oncoplastic surgeries done by breast surgeon assisted by plastic surgeon. The following data were recorded: Age, family history, margin length, weight and volume of the specimen, margin status and patient satisfaction.