Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Care and Clinical Outcomes.

Background: To assess the effect of multidisciplinaryapproach on the management of carcinoma breast patients.Methods: In this descriptive study analysis wasperformed for the records of 158 consecutive women withbreast lesions examined in consultation in amultidisciplinary breast cancer centre between surgeons,oncologists and pathologists through video conferencing.Detailed examination was performed. Relevantmammograms, pathology slides, and medical records werereviewed.Results: 46.1% patients were referred to HFH forModified Radical Mastectomy (MRM) after chemotherapyand 53.9% were referred to NORI for chemotherapy andlater their MRM was done. Modified radical mastectomywas performed in 66 and breast conservative surgery in 2.Stage II (42.7%) was the commonest.Conclusions: The multidisciplinary breast cancerevaluation program led to an increase in neo-adjuvantchemotherapy. It provided second opinions for manypatients with breast carcinoma. This has helped in a betterfollow up up of patients and has improved patientsatisfactio