PHOTOGRAPHIC PROTOCOL FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION IN BREAST SURGERY

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most frequent tumor in women, representing an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment is an important part of multidisciplinary management. In order to help the preoperative planning of breast surgery, most surgeons usually take pictures from different views. There is no standardized photograph protocol for these cases. Our aim is propose possible views that can support the surgical technique.

Keywords

• breast neoplasm
• surgery
• digital photograph
• protocol
• standardize