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Palliative Surgery for Fungating Ulcers in Advanced Breast Cancer Kenji Hayashida 1 , Shota Suda 1 1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shimane University, Faculty of Medicine pp.145-149
Published Date 2026/2/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.18916/keisei.2026020010
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 Palliative surgery aims to improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients with incurable cancer, especially those with distressing local symptoms such as fungating ulcers. Systemic therapy remains the standard for metastatic breast cancer, but such therapy often fails to control malodor, exudate, or pain.

 We retrospectively reviewed the cases of eight women with stage IV breast cancer who underwent palliative surgery at our institution during the period from April 2014 through May 2016. All had distant metastases at diagnosis and uncontrolled cutaneous symptoms despite conservative care. The surgical procedures applied in these cases included partial tumor excision with reconstruction by split-thickness skin graft, local flap, or direct closure. The patientsʼ QOL was evaluated preoperatively and at ~1 month postoperatively with the Japanese version of the Support Team Assessment Schedule (STAS-J).

 All eight patients showed marked improvement in their STAS-J scores. Symptom-free survival at home ranged from 4 to 11 months (mean 7.5 ± 3.5 months), with overall survival periods of 4–22 months. The patients and their families expressed high satisfaction with the treatment.

 Simple, low-invasive procedures thus provided effective symptom relief and improved QOL, and they enabled home-based end-of-life care. Palliative surgery thus offers not only physical but also psychological and social benefits, underscoring the important role of plastic surgeons in terminal cancer care.


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