Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in an Asian population: A single institution review

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• 作者：Yirong Sim ; Veronique Kiak Mien Tan ; Gay Hui Ho ; Chow Yin Wong ; Preetha Madhukumar ; Benita Kiat Tee Tan ; Wei Sean Yong ; Yvonne Ying Ru Ng ; Kong Wee Ong
• 关键词：Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy ; Prophylactic mastectomy ; Bilateral breast carcinoma ; Contralateral breast cancer Asia
• 刊名：The Breast
• 出版年：February, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：23
• 期：1
• 页码：56-62
• 全文大小：352 K

文摘

Background

Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) removes the non-diseased breast in women who have unilateral breast cancer. This reduces the incidence of contralateral breast cancer, and potentially improves survival in high risk patients. Such surgical risk-reduction strategy is increasingly being adopted in the United States, despite a decreasing incidence of contralateral breast cancer. The use of CPM in an Asian population is yet unknown. We present the first Asian report on CPM rates and trends in Singapore, the country with the highest incidence of breast cancer in Asia.

Methods

A retrospective review of all patients who had breast cancer surgery from 2001 to 2010 at the largest healthcare system in Singapore was performed. Patient demographics and tumour characteristics were analysed with regards to type of surgery performed. Factors associated with CPM were identified.

Results

From 2001 to 2010, a total of 5130 patients underwent oncological breast surgery. A decreasing trend of mastectomies (82.7%-70.8%), an upward trend of breast conserving surgery (BCS) (17.3%-29.2%) and an increasing trend in CPM (0.46%-1.25%) is observed. Patients who opted for CPM are likely to be younger (48.4聽卤聽9.4 years), married (60%), parous (56.7%), with no family history of breast/ovarian cancer (66.7%), and diagnosed at an earlier stage. The rate of synchronous occult breast malignancy was found to be 10% (n聽=聽30), and these were in patients who were of a low cancer-risk profile.

Conclusions

This retrospective study reflects an increasing incidence of breast cancer in Singapore, with a decrease in mastectomies, and an increase in BCS and CPM rates, similar to Western data. Similar to Western populations, the Asian woman who opts for CPM is likely to be young and have an earlier stage of breast cancer. In contrast, the Asian woman is likely to have no family history of breast or ovarian cancers. Commonly cited reasons for increased CPM rates such as the increased availability of genetic counselling and pre-operative MRI evaluation, along with wide use of reconstruction, do not feature as dominant factors in our population, suggesting that the Asian patients may have different considerations when electing for CPM.