RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Partial breast resection for multifocal lower quadrant breast tumour using virtual reality
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e241608
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-241608
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Laas, Enora
A1 El Beheiry, Mohamed
A1 Masson, Jean-Baptiste
A1 Malhaire, Caroline
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/3/e241608.abstract
AB Oncoplastic surgery allows an increase in the number of indications for conservative breast cancer treatments. However, uncertainty as to whether it can be performed still exists in certain situations such as with multicentric or multifocal lesions, even when the breast volume can accommodate it. With the aid of a virtual reality software, DIVA, allowing the precise visualisation of tumours and breast volumes based entirely on the patient’s MRI, we report the ability to rapidly confirm and secure an indication for partial surgery of multiple lesions in a 31-year-old patient. With the described approach, the patient did not have to suffer significant disfigurement from cancerous breast surgery without compromising safety.