Oncoplastic surgery combines plastic surgery techniques with surgical oncology methods, to help maintain the treated breast's natural shape and contour. While the approach can improve cosmetic outcomes for breast cancer surgery patients, it involves rearranging the patients' own tissues. This increases the challenge of using traditional markers to accurately visualize the exact surgical site for radiation treatment.
The new surgical marker's unique open-spiral design incorporates six permanent titanium clips in a fixed 3D array and provides specific landmarks at the site of the excised tumor. This allows the surgeon to secure the tissue to the device and use it for oncoplastic reconstruction, patient positioning, and radiation treatment planning.
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The device has been used successfully in both the U.S. and New Zealand. It is made of a bioabsorbable material commonly used in other medical devices, allowing the patient's body to absorb the material slowly so it does not require surgical removal after treatments are completed.
Dr. Kuske is an internationally known innovator in radiation therapy for breast cancer. He is the pioneer of APBI, a 5-day alternative to conventional, six-week- long whole-breast irradiation for select early-stage breast cancer patients.
Also among Dr. Kuske's innovations is the multi-catheter APBI technique known as interstitial brachytherapy. In the study, the new tissue marker allowed radiation oncologists to use an average of 47% fewer catheters while performing interstitial brachytherapy.
The findings of the study presented at ASTRO are consistent with previous research presented at other conferences. The ASTRO meeting was held Sept. 14-17 in San Francisco.
About Arizona Breast Cancer Specialists
Arizona Breast Cancer Specialists, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is the first radiation practice in the world exclusively dedicated to treating women with breast cancer. The equipment, devices, and treatment techniques used at Arizona Breast Cancer Specialists have been selected for the ability to maximize precision and effectiveness while minimizing the collateral damage to healthy tissues. For more information, visit www.arizona-breast-cancer-specialists.com
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