Oncoplastic Surgery: Where Are We Now?

Abstract

In the 1970s, we learned breast conservation therapy (BCT) was not inferior to mastectomy. Early BCT methods could result in deformities that were unacceptable to patients and to their surgeons. By the 1990s, surgeons began to apply the principles of plastic surgery to improve outcomes. The term oncoplastic surgery was first described in the 1990s by Werner Audretsch. We offer a review of principles, techniques, current controversies, and challenges in broadening the utilization of OPS.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2025

Publication Title

Journal of surgical oncology

First Page

124

Last Page

132

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