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Oncoplastic Surgery: The Future “The Era of the American Oncoplastic Surgeon”
- Future American Oncoplastic Surgeon
– Consists of General Surgeons and Plastic Surgeons completing an oncoplastic breast fellowship
- Oncoplastic Surgeon: Is technically and safely able to perform Level and Level 2
volume displacement oncoplastic operations – Oncoplastic fellowship and Certificates
- Developed with input and joint accreditation from:
– Oncologic Surgery societies: SSO, ASBrS – Plastic Surgery society: ASPS – Goal:
- Produce a safe and capable surgeon invested in the care of the breast patient
- Produce a surgeon who can manage his or her own complications in both the oncologic
and reconstructive surgical spectrum
Breast disease: a single surgeon approach
- Ethical dilemma?
- Can one surgeon be objective enough to remove the cancer AND
perform the reconstruction? (2nd most common question in my breast oncology fellowship interview process)
- 1. Hippocratic Oath: Do no harm
- 2. Most of Europe already does this in addition to a few very good
surgeons in the US
- 3. Surgeons already remove cancers in the face and reconstruct the
defects
- 4. What do you think happens down the road after an inadequate
- ncologic resection?....recurrences destroy the reconstruction…
Why Do Oncoplastic Breast Procedures?
- Because the patient benefits….
- One surgeon for diagnosis, resection, reconstruction and
following patient
- Patient scheduling/post op care is simpler
- One surgeon is held accountable for ALL outcomes
- Arguably, breast conservation rates may increase
– Large volume oncoplastic techniques maximize breast conservation options – In the US- breast conservation: mastectomy ratio » 60:40 » This can increase to 80:20 using oncoplastic surgery
- Oncoplastic techniques lower positive margin rates
compared to standard lumpectomy – Only a 10% positive margin rate