Background And Objectives: To evaluate efficacy and aesthetic outcome for combined endoscopic subcutaneous mastectomy (E-SM) and endoscopic sentinel lymph node biopsy (E-SLNB) in early stage breast cancer patients.
Methods: Combined E-SM+E-SLNB was compared to modified radical resection in a cohort of Chinese patients (n = 49) with stages I and II breast cancer. Patient satisfaction with the aesthetic results was assessed 1 year after surgery with a 5-item-by-4-step scoring system for evaluating cosmetic outcomes.
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi
April 2009
Objective: To study the clinical and pathological characteristics of operable breast cancer in women over 65 years.
Methods: The data of 95 patients treated from February 2003 to February 2005 were collected, and the clinicopathological characteristics were retrospectively analyzed.
Results: These 95 patients accounted for 26.