Ten-year follow up of cosmetic outcome, overall survival, and disease-free survival in endoscope-assisted partial mastectomy with filling of dead space using absorbable mesh for stage ≤ IIA breast cancer: comparison with conventional conservative method

Abstract Background Data on long-term cosmetic outcome, overall survival, and disease-free survival of endoscope-assisted partial mastectomy (EAPM) for breast cancer are scarce. Thus, we examined these outcomes after a 10-year follow-up period, and compared with conventional conservative method (CCM...

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Main Authors: Nobuyuki Takemoto, Ai Koyanagi, Hiroshi Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01399-x