Author(s): Luís, Carla ; Fernandes, Rute ; Dias, João ; Pereira, Deolinda ; Machado, Firmino ; Baylina, Pilar ; Fernandes, Rúben ; Soares, Raquel
Date: 2023
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/25320
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): Breast cancer; Obesity; Surgery; Mastectomy; Sentinel node biopsy; Axillary dissection
Obesity is a relevant risk factor in breast cancer (BC), but little is known about the efects of overweight and obesity in surgical outcomes of BC patients. The aim of this study is to analyse surgical options and associated overall survival (OS) in overweight and obese women with BC. In this study, 2143 women diagnosed between 2012 and 2016 at the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO-Porto) were included, and the clinicopathological information was retrieved from the institutional database. Patients were stratifed by body mass index (BMI). Statistical analysis included Pearson's chi-squared test with statistical signifcance set at p
