Papel del cirujano plástico en una Unidad de Mama: 20 años de experiencia.

Increasingly, in order to achieve optimum overall outcome, Units breast cancer treatment requires the skills of a reconstructive plastic surgeon. In our Unit, for more than 20 years, is understood as the sum of oncologic competence and reconstructive skill. So, plastic surgeon is incorporated as an integral member of the clinical team, providing aesthetic criteria oncologic surgery using oncoplastic surgical techniques. In this paper we analyze the evolution of oncoplastic surgery in the past 20 years, demonstrating the importance of the plastic surgeon as an integral member of Breast Pathology Unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]