| AICAP | anterior intercostal artery perforator |
| ALND | axillary lymph node dissection |
| BCS | breast-conserving surgery |
| CWPF | chest-wall perforator flap |
| DCIS | ductal carcinoma in situ |
| DIEP | deep inferior epigastric perforator |
| IBR | implant-based reconstruction |
| ICAP | intercostal artery perforator |
| LD | latissimus dorsi |
| LICAP | lateral intercostal artery perforator |
| LTAP | lateral thoracic artery perforator |
| MICAP | medial intercostal artery perforator |
| NAT | neoadjuvant therapy |
| OBS | oncoplastic breast surgery |
| PBR | partial breast reconstruction |
| PROMs | patient-reported outcome measures |
| QoL | quality of life |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| RT | radiotherapy |
| SDC 1 | structured data capture 1 |
| SLNB | sentinel lymph node biopsy |
| SSI | surgical site infection |
| TDAP | thoracodorsal artery perforator |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous |
| WLE | wide local excision |