• Center for Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P. R. China;
KANG Hua, Email: kanghua@xwh.ccmu.edu.cn
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Objective To investigate the anatomy and function of pectoralis fascia in breast cancer operation, and the choice of resection and preservation of pectoralis fascia in different operation methods.Method We searched the articles related to pectoralis fascia and breast cancer through PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, WanFang Medical Network, SinoMed, and other databases, and then selected the Chinese and foreign articles that met the objective of this paper, and made an review after reading the articles.Results In the immediate breast reconstruction of breast prosthesis after breast cancer operation, the preservation of pectoralis fascia was beneficial to the complete coverage of breast prosthesis and improved the cosmetic effect after operation. The purpose of preserving pectoralis fascia adipose tissue in breast-conserving surgery was to reduce the loss of breast volume and to pursue the cosmetic effect after operation. At present, there had been reports on the safety of pectoralis fascia oncology, but there was no final conclusion on the safe distance between tumor and pectoralis fascia, and the current research could not provide sufficient evidence for the preservation of pectoralis fascia.Conclusions The question of whether the pectoralis fascia needs to be removed in breast cancer surgery is still controversial. The preservation of pectoralis fascia is more for better immediate breast reconstruction after operation. However, the current evidence of evidence-based medicine is not sufficient. Clinicians need to conduct multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trials to improve the evidence.

Citation: YU Zhenchao, KANG Hua. Choice of pectoralis fascia resection in breast cancer surgery. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2021, 28(1): 125-129. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202004130 Copy

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