Opportunities for breast reconstruction after radical surgery (literature review)

The present article reviews the literature and briefly describes the scientific and practical achievements of Russian surgery in the area of breast reconstruction after radical surgery. The relevance of the problem studying is explained by its international character, as well as lack of research on common criteria allowing to choose the method of breast reconstruction after radical surgery accurately. At the same time, the need for surgical intervention is indisputable, meaning there are organizational, surgical and other types of risks. The authors emphasize the necessity to study the most effective applications of surgical methods in combination with measures to preserve or improve the aesthetic result, which has an undoubtedly negative affect on the mental state of patients. The process of studying the problem has been carried out continuously over the past few decades both at internal and global levels, as evidenced by the time range of the literature reviewed by the authors. However, to date, there are no unified algorithms for the treatment of breast cancer which take into account a variety of external and internal factors, including quality of life, genetic and ethnic factors, aesthetic result, mental state, etc. Thus, the article highlights the importance of working out a number of scientific and practical measures further to obtain an effective solution based on a comprehensive study of the problem.