TY - JOUR AU - Chirappapha, Prakasit AU - Lertsithichai, Panuwat AU - Sukarayothin, Thongchai AU - Leesombatpaiboon, Monchai AU - Supsamutchai, Chairat AU - Kongdan, Youwanush PY - 2015 TI - Oncoplastic techniques in breast surgery for special therapeutic problems JF - Gland Surgery; Vol 5, No 1 (February 01, 2016): Gland Surgery (Conservative Mastectomies Part II) Y2 - 2015 KW - N2 - Resection of large tumors can be challenging, from the view point of breast preservation. Oncoplastic techniques are a valuable component of breast surgery in patients with large breast tumors who desire breast preservation. These techniques have been shown to be oncologically safe, while maintaining acceptable breast cosmesis. For locally advanced or recurrent breast cancers, the goals of surgery include local disease control and palliation of clinical symptoms. Oncoplastic surgery is also effective and oncologically safe in these situations. The need to completely remove all foci of cancers with adequate surgical margins often requires the displacement of adjacent or distant skin and soft tissue to cover the resulting soft tissue defect. Sometimes doing so can be cosmetically pleasing as well. In this article we present three special therapeutic problems in three distinct conditions, all resolved with oncoplastic techniques: the benign breast condition, malignant breast condition, and the palliative setting. UR - https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/6472