two cases
A 27 year old woman and the other around 50 years old
-Assisted Functional Breast Preservation Surgery (RAFBPS), a minimally invasive surgical technique performed using the da-Vinci robot, has been performed, said doctors at CK Birla Hospital, Delhi.

Dr Mandeep Singh Malhotra, Director of Surgical Oncology at the hospital, said, “One of the first in India where robot-assisted functional breast conservation surgery with latissimus flap reconstruction has been conducted, it provides surgeons with more precise visualization and smaller incisions. Does."

He said, "In this type of surgery, a robot is used to enter the breast from the armpit to remove tissue and reconstruct the breast, preserving the breast ski as well as the nipple if possible. is done, thus preserving breast sensation."

A 27-year-old woman came to the hospital with a lump in her breast, a few months after the birth of her child. Due to denial and concealment of symptoms associated with breast changes during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the cancer reaches an advanced stage.The woman received neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, which allows optimal removal of residual tumor along with targeted medication, and she responded exceptionally well to this systemic treatment.

The patient underwent RAFBPS without any complications and recovered rapidly.

A woman in her 50s was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, but the cancer was multifocal, meaning she had three lumps in her breast. RAFBPs uses robotic arms to remove cancerous tissue as well as tissue from behind to reconstruct the breast; With single lateral breast incision.

“This procedure provides remarkably natural-looking results while preserving full breast sensation. By keeping the skin and nipple of the original breast intact, the feel of the breast remains intact, so the breast looks and feels like the original breast and the robot simplifies this surgery with better aesthetics,” said Dr Mandeep."Breast prolapse is a morbidity for women of any age and breast conservation options should be evaluated equally," she said.

Additionally, doctors recommend the procedure for women with early-stage breast cancer "without overlying skin/nipple involvement and women who have responded very well to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy/systemic therapy.""