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GlobalWomen Health 2019 Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | ISSN: 2591-7366 | Volume 3
Page 26
April 15-16, 2019 | Milan, Italy
BREAST CANCER,
GYNECOLOGY ANDWOMEN HEALTH
2nd World Congress on OF EXCELLENCE
IN INTERNATIONAL
MEETINGS
YEARS
PAVING THE WAY FOR CHANGING
PERCEPTIONS IN BREAST SURGERY:
ONCOLOGICAL AND AESTHETIC
OUTCOMES OF ONCOPLASTIC
SURGERY FOR BREAST CANCER
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women. The empha-
sis on aesthetic outcomes and quality of life after breast cancer sur-
gery has motivated breast surgeons to develop oncoplastic breast con-
serving surgery. Oncoplastic techniques combine oncologic surgery with
plastic surgery techniques. Main objective remains oncologic safety. This
study investigates oncological and aesthetic results of these techniques.
Mean follow-up varied significantly in included studies, although, it did
not exceed six years. Research found no randomized controlled trials.
There was great variation in the frequency of margin involvement. Most
studies are negatively influenced by methodological shortcomings and
absence of robust design. Established goals of OPS are to broaden indica-
tions of breast conservation towards larger tumors by improving aesthet-
ic outcomes. There is a growing demand to standardize various aspects
of OPS for implementation into clinical practice. Current evidence on OPS
is based on poorly designed and underpowered studies. Research efforts
should focus on Level I evidence assessing oncological and aesthetic out-
comes of OPS and obtained survival rates.
Ioannis G Papanikolaou, Res Rep Gynaecol Obstet 2019, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4066/2591-7366-C2-004
Ioannis G Papanikolaou was born in Athens in
1985. In 2009 he takes the Medical Degree with
excellent votation. Afterwards, he was select-
ed to participate in the two years Postgraduate
programme in Robotic surgery, Minimally Inva-
sive Surgery and Telesurgery, in the University of
Athens, Medical School, Greece. In 2011 he was
distinguished again with excellent votation and
obtains the title of “Master of Science” from the
Athens Medical School in “Robotic surgery, Min-
imally Invasive Surgery and Telesurgery. He was
distinguished with the PhD (Doctor of Philoso-
phy) from Athens Medical School, Greece with
Excellent votation in 2018. He has gained the first
Prize in“Robotic Surgery Marathon”, as well as the
First Prize in the “Laparoscopic Simulation Cup”.
He is the author of many publications in national
and international journals and he is also select-
ed as reviewer for many journals such as The
British Medical Journal, Stem Cells International,
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous
Techniques, The International Journal of Medical
Robotics & Computer Assisted Surgery, The Euro-
pean Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Re-
productive Biology. Currently he works in the 1st
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of the
University of Athens, Medical School in Greece,
in “Alexandra” Hospital.
Ioannis G Papanikolaou
University of Athens, Greece
BIOGRAPHY