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Table 5 Correlation of different surgical techniques with aesthetic outcomes

From: Aesthetic monitoring-based assessment of oncological safety of oncoplastic management of breast cancer: a multi-center research study

The resection volume

OBS surgical techniques

Average score no (%)

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Type I

LS + NAC transfer + SLNB ± AC

48(77.5)

2(2.5)

4(5)

Type II

Reduction mammoplasty + AC

4(5)

0

0

Type III

SSM ± NSM + AC + ILDMF

12(15)

6(7.5)

4(5)

  1. Type I: 20% of breast tissue removed, type II: 20–50% of breast tissue removed, type III:50% of breast tissue removed, Lateral segmentectomy (LS); nipple -areola complex (NAC; sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB); axillary clearance (AC); nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM); immediate latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap (ILDMF); skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM)