| Summary: | BackgroundIt was difficult to excise major benign breast lesions more than 3 cm employing either Mammotome or Endoscopic respectively.MethodsFrom October,2005 and October,2008,10 patients with major benign breast lesions underwent endoscopic,video-assisted breast excision combined with Mammotome in our institution.Cosmetic results were evaluated using the ABNSW scoring system.ResultsThe incision size was 1 to 1.8 cm.The operation time ranged from 30 to 55 minutes with a median of 41 minutes of all patients,from 38 to 55 minutes with a median of 45 minutes of 6 patients with rigid mass and from 30 to 36 minutes with a median of 30 minutes of 4 patients with flexible mass.The median total ABNSW score was 14.1 points,median intraoperative bleeding was 17 ml,and median cost was 7825 ￥.No clinically important complication was encountered,and all patients were extremely satisfied with the cosmetic results of the procedure.ConclusionVideo-assisted endoscopic resection combined with Mammotome is a safe,effective technique to treat major benign breast tumors,and provides esthetic advantages.
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