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Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Anatomy of the Breast

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Breast cancer surgery has gone through various changes, and has become more complex and biologically individualized. Although the concern with local control of disease has still persisted, this is currently associated with an aesthetic-functional concept. Therefore, breast anatomy in the way it was traditionally approached requires updating. This chapter details the anatomical nuances of the breast and their respective impact on different oncoplastic surgical procedures to achieve an excellent cosmetic result with the lowest complication rate.

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Portions of the text of this chapter are adapted with permission from El-Tamer M, ed. Principles and Techniques in Oncoplastic Breast Cancer Surgery. World Scientific Publishing 2013; Singapore.

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  1. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Mahmoud El-Tamer

  2. Breast Unit, Our Lady of Grace Hospital and Positivo University Medical School, Curitiba, Brazil

    Cicero Urban

  3. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

    Mario Rietjens

  4. Breast Unit, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Flavia Kuroda

  5. Department of Breast Surgery, Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA, USA

    James Hurley II

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    Cicero Urban

  2. Plastic and Reconstructive Division, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Mario Rietjens

  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

    Mahmoud El-Tamer

  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

    Virgilio S. Sacchini

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El-Tamer, M., Urban, C., Rietjens, M., Kuroda, F., Hurley, J. (2019). Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Anatomy of the Breast. In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M., El-Tamer, M., Sacchini, V.S. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62927-8_2

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