Pregledni rad
Minimally invasive methods in breast cancer treatment: a protocol overview
Josip Fajdić
; Department of Surgery, General County Hospital Požega, Croatia
Željko Glavić
; Department of Surgery, General County Hospital Požega, Croatia
Nikola Gotovac
; Department of Radiology, General County Hospital Požega, Croatia
Marijana Šimunović
; Department of Surgery, General County Hospital Požega, Croatia
Marta Gotovac
; Department of Ophthalmology, General County Hospital Požega, Croatia
Zlatko Hrgović
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Goethe University, Frankfurt/M, Germany
Sažetak
One can find an increasing number of articles with minimally invasive methods in current literature concerning local treatment of breast cancer. The methods can be divided in two groups: percutaneous excision methods and thermal ablation methods. Thermal ablation methods are based on the premise that malignant tissue is more sensitive to hyperthermia than normal cells.
We are comparing advantages and disadvantages of current minimally invasive methods for treatment of early stage breast cancers, showing differences and advantages over breast-conserving surgery. Available published studies and protocols are overviewed.
Most of the published works emphasize advantages over classic breast surgery such as: lower costs, less trauma for patients and smaller invasiveness. All methods involving thermal procedures require surgical excision afterwards for evaluation of necrosis and patohistological evaluation of the lesion.
The effect of these treatment methods should be safety, painlessness, good cosmetic results and lower treatment costs. If results of such methods are to be comparable to BCS, we can expect their integration in clinical practice.
Ključne riječi
breast cancer; minimally invasive methods; percutaneous biopsy; thermal ablation
Hrčak ID:
280771
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.11.2007.
Posjeta: 277 *