Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting females. Almost 1/4th of all cancers diagnosed in our country are breast cancer. The incidence of breast cancer is more than 150,000 cases a year, and majority of those cancers diagnosed in our country are in advanced stages III and IV. Surgery is the most important part of multidisciplinary treatment of breast cancer.
Surgery for breast cancer is known as MRM (Modified Radical Mastectomy). The term originates from the Greek word mastos, meaning woman's breast, and the Latin term ectomia, which signifies excision. mastectomy requires complete removal of breast along with axillary lymph nodes from a almost elliptical transverse incision of breast surrounding the nipple areolar complex. The other options or surgical technique for breast cancer surgery is Breast Conservation Surgery.
