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“The reported complication rates after breast cancer surgery are low, with rates ranging
from 2% to 50%, and are reportedly more common when performed in conjunction with axillary surgery and immediate breast reconstruction. A breakdown by procedure type has shown morbidity rates between 5% and 50% after mastectomy and from 3% to 35% after lumpectomy with or without reconstruction.”

“The therapeutic options and management strategies for breast cancer are complex
and ever evolving. 3 Despite advances in adjuvant therapeutic options, surgery remains the mainstay treatment for patients with early-stage and locally advanced breast cancer. The surgical options for the management of breast cancer include lumpectomy or mastectomy, in addition to axillary staging (sentinel) lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). The equivalence of survival outcomes for mastectomy compared with breast-conserving therapy (lumpectomy with whole-breast irradiation) has been established in multiple prospective randomized trials with long-term follow-up.”

Al-Hilli Z, Wilkerson A. Breast Surgery: Management of Postoperative Complications Following Operations for Breast Cancer. Surg Clin North Am. 2021;101(5):845-863. Full Text for Emory Users

Surgical Clinics of North America. Postoperative Complications issue. Volume 101, Issue 5, Pages 717-938 (October 2021)