Recently, the book "Long-term Survival Outcomes of Breast Cancer Patients After Minimally Invasive Surgery", jointly written by the Breast Thyroid Surgery Team of Southwest Hospital of Military Medical University, introduced the hospital's latest achievements in minimally invasive breast cancer surgery. It was successfully published in the scientific volume of the American Journal of Medicine, the top international surgery journal, and was selected as a highlight article in the oncology of the American Journal of Medicine.
According to reports, the team carried out research on breast laparoscopy and robotic minimally invasive surgery in China as early as 2003, and published a series of monographs such as " laparoscopy treatment of breast disease ". The team's previous series of research results showed that compared with traditional open surgery, breast cancer laparoscopy and robotic minimally invasive surgery, it has the advantages of less intraoperative bleeding, fewer postoperative complications, quick postoperative rehabilitation, good cosmetic effects and retention functions, which can greatly improve patients' quality of life.
So, for breast cancer patients, can minimally invasive surgery really make the treatment more convenient? Today, the editor will take you to learn about the related issues of minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer robots~
Part 1What is minimally invasive surgery for robots?
Robot minimally invasive surgery is the operation performed by a doctor in a medical machine called a "robot"; the main body of the robot minimally invasive surgery is still a doctor, and the surgical robot is just an auxiliary tool for the doctor; the equipment of the surgical robot is mainly composed of three parts: four robotic arms, a doctor's console and a console; clinically, patients with younger age, better tissue structure, mild symptoms, and smaller lumps can choose to undergo robot minimally invasive surgery.
Part 2 Pros and cons of minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer?
The advantage of minimally invasive surgery is that the incision is small, the trauma is small, and the recovery is fast after the operation. However, because the incision is small, the field of vision during the operation is limited. The disadvantage is that tumor residues may be shown during the operation, so the chance of recurrence after the operation will be higher. The incisions of traditional surgery are large, so the trauma is great, but the exposure during the surgery is good and the possibility of tumor residual is small, so the chance of recurrence after the surgery is low.
Part 3How to judge whether breast cancer can be minimally invasive?
Breast cancer is a cancer, and this type of disease is a "serious disease" for most people. Generally speaking, traditional surgery will be used for "serious illnesses". If the doctor recommends minimally invasive surgery at this time, many people will find it unreliable.
In fact, breast cancer surgery can be minimally invasive, but there are many requirements. If the lesion is small, it is usually carcinoma in situ or a low-grade malignant tumor, it can be done with minimally invasiveness. It is recommended that patients undergo relevant examinations before minimally invasive surgery and must strictly follow the doctor's arrangements. Minimally invasive surgery is a surgery performed through breast endoscopy and other minimally invasive devices. It can perform local resection and axillary lymph node dissection. The operation range is small, so the patient will not feel very painful during the operation, and the postoperative prognosis is also relatively good.
Part 4What are the minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer?
There are two main methods for minimally invasive treatment of breast cancer, namely percutaneous ablation treatment and arterial perfusion chemotherapy and embolization.
percutaneous direct puncture for ablation treatment, radio frequency, microwave, argon helium knife, wave knife , nano knife and particle implantation can also be performed under ultrasound or CT or magnetic resonance guidance. Ablation treatment can be performed for nodules within 23-5cm and other parts without metastasis; arterial drug perfusion treatment and embolization treatment are generally suitable for nodules with rich blood supply and larger locations. Because ablation or surgical treatment is usually not clean and thorough. Arterial perfusion and embolization will reduce the tumor and degrade it. After the degradation, it will be combined with ablation treatment. The tumor will be well controlled or the tumor will be completely controlled.
