| Autor: |
Khan, Ayesha, Mushtaq, Afroz, Qamar Naqvi, Syeda Rifaat, Bano, Razia, Khan, Fahad Ali, Begum, Ruqia, Zaman, Said, Mushtaq, Sana |
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal; Dec2021, Vol. 71 Issue 6, p1947-1949, 3p |
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Objective: To determine patient preferences in the surgical options of early breast cancers and surgeon’s role in the decisionmaking. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Breast Surgery Department, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to May 2021. Methodology: Patients having early carcinoma breast were studied, i.e., clinical stage 1 or 2, and their surgical preference was recorded. The cases were discussed in multidisciplinary meetings, and a discussion session with patient conducted and then final decision taken from the patient was recorded again, and the results compared. Results: A total of 28 patients were included in this study and their surgical preferences recorded. Of these patients 22 (78.5%) agreed to breast conservation initially, whereas one of the patients wanted mastectomy. Five (17.8%) patients were undecided between the two. After multidisciplinary team recommendation and discussion with surgeon, only one patient opted for mastectomy (3.6%). Conclusion: Patients with early breast cancer when offered a surgical decision between breast conservation and mastectomy mostly opt for breast conservation; those who select mastectomy do so because of the fear of recurrence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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