A STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SEROMA FORMATION AFTER MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY

Abstract

Background : Seroma, is the most frequent post operative complication after breast cancer surgery/modified radical mastectomy (MRM), developing in approximately 30% of cases. The pathophysiology and mechanism of seroma formation in breast cancer surgery remains controversial and not fully understood, as little attention has been paid in the literature to etiologic factors. To prevent seroma formation, it is important to estimate individual risk of seroma formation.