Short communication, Note
The »Round Block« Surgical Technique in the Management of Multicentric Fibroadenomas
Franjo Lovasić
Marija Petković
Ingrid Belac-Lovasić
Elvira Mustać
Miljenko Uravić
Marko Zelić
Abstract
The »round block« surgical technique in the treatment of a female patient with multiple, multicentric fibroadenomas
in both breasts is presented. The advantages of this technique for patients with multicentric benign breast lesions are
minimal postoperative scar and a favourable aesthetic result. Breast dimensions and the areolar diameter were measured
in 203 subjects of Primorsko-goranska county during examination in the Out-Patient Hospital for Breast Diseases,
including the operated patient. Smaller breast dimensions and a larger areolar diameter provide an easier access to any
part of the breast due to a smaller distance between the incision and a fibroadenoma and a larger circumference of circular
periareolar incision, thus facilitating the surgery. The analysis of average, maximum and minimum values measured
shows that the »round block« technique can be performed in all cases of multiple and multicentric fibroadenomas
regardless of breast size, areolar diameter and the location of fibroadenoma in the breast.
Keywords
multicentric fibroadenomas; »round block« technique; dimensions of breast; areolar diameter
Hrčak ID:
64794
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Publication date:
7.3.2011.
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