Table 2.
Surgical procedure and complications
| Margins on final pathology | ||||
| Clear, n (%) | 82 (95.3) | |||
| Positive, n (%) | 4 (4.7) | |||
| Re-excision | 3 (3.5) | |||
| Completion mastectomy | 1 (1.2) | |||
| Contralateral symmetrization, n (%) | 26 (30.2) | |||
| Specimen weight, median (range), g | 243 (86–945) | |||
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| Surgical complications | ||||
| Major complications (requiring surgery) | None | |||
| Minor complications, n (%) | 12 (13.92) | |||
| Early | ||||
| Delayed wound healing | 3 (3.48) | |||
| Wound detachment | 2 (2.32) | |||
| Infection, requiring antibiotic | 2 (2.32) | |||
| Seroma | 1 (1.16) | |||
| Hematoma | 1 (1.16) | |||
| Fat necrosis | 1 (1.16) | |||
| Late | ||||
| Radiation-induced calcifications | 2 (2.32) | |||
| Excellent, n = 37 (43%) | Good, n= 44 (51%) | Fair, n= 5 (6%) | Poor, n= 0 | |
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| Satisfaction rates* by techniques, n = 86 (100%) | ||||
| TRM (wise pattern incision), n = 40 (46.5%) | 20 (23.2%) | 18 (20.8%) | 2 (2.5%) | 0 |
| Vertical mammoplasty, n = 20 (23.2%) | 8 (9.3%) | 11 (12.8%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 |
| Racquet mammoplasty, n = 8 (9.3%) | 3 (3.5%) | 5 (5.8%) | 0 | 0 |
| Grisotti flap, n = 7 (8.1%) | 2 (2.3%) | 4 (4.6%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 |
| Combined procedure, n = 7 (8.1%) | 3 (3.5%) | 3 (3.5%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 |
| Donut (round block) mastopexy, n = 4 (4.6) | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (3.4%) | 0 | 0 |
TRM, therapeutic reduction mammoplasty.
*
According to the Institutional Questionnaire.