Optimising post-operative radiation therapy after oncoplastic and reconstructive procedures

Abstract

Surgical techniques for breast cancer have been refined over the past decades to deliver an aesthetic outcome as close as possible to the contralateral intact breast. Current surgery further allows excellent aesthetic outcome even in case of mastectomy, by performing skin sparing or nipple sparing mastectomy in combination with breast reconstruction. In this review we discuss how to optimise post-operative radiation therapy after oncoplastic and breast reconstructive procedures, including dose, fractionation, volumes, surgical margins, and boost application.

Keywords

• Radiation
• Breast cancer
• Oncoplastic
• Reconstruction
• Mastectomy
• Boost