RT Book, Section A1 Di Pompeo, Fabio Santanelli A1 Longo, Benedetto A2 Morita, Shane Y. A2 Balch, Charles M. A2 Klimberg, V. Suzanne A2 Pawlik, Timothy M. A2 Posner, Mitchell C. A2 Tanabe, Kenneth K. SR Print(0) ID 1145765539 T1 Oncoplastic Approaches to Partial Mastectomy T2 Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793315 LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145765539 RD 2024/03/29 AB The progressive evolution of conservative approaches to breast cancer has been influenced over the years by the development of advanced screening programs that have allowed for early diagnosis of the tumors and increasing use of preoperative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. Mainly, four steps characterize the conservative approach: breast conservation, axillary lymph node conservative dissection (e.g., sentinel node biopsy), minimal breast irradiation, and breast reconstruction. This great revolution began in the early 1970s with the advent of quadrantectomy procedure which has led to the actual multidisciplinary approach with which breast lesions are managed in breast nits by dedicated teams composed of breast surgeon, plastic surgeon, radiologist, pathologist, clinical oncologist, physiotherapist, psychooncologist, and clinical geneticist who synergically discuss and choose the appropriate treatment to individual patients.1-3