Cosmetic outcome after breast cancer surgery Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
The patients eligible for inclusion is all patients operated with bilateral therapeutic mammoplasty between 2011 and until August 2018, the patients were identified and the data was retrospectively co
Sponsors
Region Skåne
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients operated with bilateral therapeutic mammoplasty between 2011 and August 2018 in Centralsjukhuset Kristianstad
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who had a mastectomy before the 1-year postoperative follow-up 2. Patients who had a nipple removed during the surgery due to tumor location 3. Patients where the postoperative 1-year photos were missing 4. Patients who died before the 1-year follow-up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cosmetic outcome measured using BCCT.core score on a 4-grade scale 1-year postoperatively 2. Symmetry measurements from BCCT.core preoperative and 1-year postoperative 3. Patient's cosmetic scores on a scale of 1-10 at 1-year postoperatively 4. Surgeon's cosmetic scores on a scale of 1-10 at 1-year postoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Complications documented for each breast separately according to Clavien-Dindo classification 2 weeks postoperatively and 1 year postoperatively 2. Breast size in ml measured using plastic breast cups preoperatively 3. Breast measurements in cm measured using measuring tape preoperatively 4. Percentage of breast excised during surgery measured by dividing the weight of the breast tissue excised in surgery with the weight of the breast 5. Axillary dissection in surgery, measured by if there was an axillary clearance or not 6. Tumor characteristics in pathology answers measured using pathology reports 2 weeks postoperatively | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed