Doctors administer sclerotherapy by injecting a sclerant (a sterile chemical which irritates the vein lining) into your vein causing it to close and eventually be reabsorbed into the body. To compensate for the loss of the vein, blood circulation is re-routed through healthy veins.
Abstract. 1  Metaplastic breast cancer (MBC) is a rare subtype of invasive breast cancer that tends to have an aggressive clinical presentation as well as a variety of distinct histologic designations. Few systemic treatment options are available for MBC, as it has consistently shown a suboptimal response to standard chemotherapy regimens.
Oncoplastic surgery is a form of tumor-specific immediate breast reconstruction that is performed in conjunction with a lumpectomy to remove breast cancer. An approach to breast surgery rather than a specific procedure, it combines plastic and reconstructive surgery techniques with breast cancer surgery so that the appearance of the breast can be preserved to the greatest extent possible, without compromising local control of disease. The procedure is most commonly used today to provide the best