Clinical Study
Extreme Oncoplastic Surgery for Multifocal/Multicentric and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Table 3
Summary of postoperative complications.
| Characteristics | Complications Number, % (n = 39) |
| Major Complications | Hematoma (requiring surgical evacuation) | Nil | Infection (requiring surgical drainage/debridement under general anesthesia | Nil | Skin Necrosis (requiring surgical debridement under general anesthesia) | Nil | Nipple Necrosis (requiring surgical debridement/complete nipple loss) | Nil | Wound Dehiscence (requiring return to theatre for resuturing) | Nil |
| ā | Total | Nil |
| Minor Complications | Seroma (requiring aspiration) | 1 (2.6%) | Hematoma (managed conservatively) | Nil | Infection (requiring antibiotics) | Nil | Skin Necrosis (managed conservatively by dressings) | Nil | Nipple Necrosis (managed conservatively by dressings) | Nil | Wound Dehiscence (managed conservatively) | 2 (5.1%) |
| ā | Total | 3 (7.7%) |
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