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New Impact Factor for Annals of Breast Surgery: 1.8

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Breast Surgery (ABS) has attained its latest impact factor for the 2025 citation year: 1.8.

Annals of Breast Surgery 2025 CiteScore Released: 2.1

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Breast Surgery (ABS) has achieved its 2025 CiteScore: 2.1, ranking 290 out of 597 journals in the Surgery category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

2025 Annual Report of ABS

Greetings from the Editorial Office of ABS!

We are pleased to share the 2025 Annual Report of Annals of Breast Surgery.

We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to the editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers for all your support and contributions to ABS.

Wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!

ABS Editorial Office

AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

Reviewer of the Month (2026)

In 2026, ABS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

ABS features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2026)

In 2026, many authors bring new findings, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to breast diseases to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

A novel surgical approach to treat lymphangioma of the breast and prevent seroma—a case report

Pathology, macroscopy (A,B) and microscopy (C,D). (C,D) The staining method is haematoxylin and eosin with the insert on 3C as stated (D2-40 immunohistochemistry), and the width of pictures C&D is equivalent to 2.2 mm.

Metastatic breast involvement from Merkel cell tumour: a case report

PET/CT image showing the gastric ventricle as a possible focus of primary tumour. PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Phyllodes breast tumours: diagnostic challenges, surgical approaches, and post-treatment considerations—a case report on insidious clinical presentation, progression, histopathological and radiological tumour transformation

Case 1. (A) Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast, sagittal section, showing the phyllodes breast tumour and a breast implant posterior to the tumour. (B) Preoperative clinical presentation with an enlarged right breast with a tumour mass estimated to 30 cm in diameter. (C) A positron emission tomography and computed tomography, axial section, showing the phyllodes breast tumour measuring 12 cm × 12 cm × 13 cm in diameter with no deep invasion of the underlying pectoralis muscle. The breast implant is visualised posterior to the tumour. (D) Perioperative total mastectomy of the right including partial resection of the pectoralis muscle. (E) The defect measuring 30 cm × 25 cm after excision. (F) Four-month follow-up and postoperative result.

Cancer recurrence in routine histopathology of mastectomy scars during breast reconstruction: a systematic review

PRISMA flowchart of the study selection process.

Comparative analysis of sentinel lymph node localization techniques: evaluating Magtrace (superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle) against conventional technetium-99m (Tc-99m) and blue dye methods for breast cancer, and assessment of patient satisfaction

Patient satisfaction questionnaire.

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Editorial Commentary

Regional nodal irradiation in ypN+ breast cancer: toward biologically informed clinical decision-making

Janhavi Venkataraman, Aydah M. Al-Awadhi, Kefah Mokbel

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De-escalating breast surgery after neoadjuvant therapy: can surgery be omitted in exceptional responders?—A narrative review

Megha Mani Sangam, Jason H. Yan, Leah Candell

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The use of the BREAST-Q patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) and clinical measures as indicators of breast surgery outcome quality: a scoping review

Heidi Emery, Princella Seripenah, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Catrin Evans, Douglas Macmillan, Emma Wilson

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Non-opioid acute pain management following mastectomies: a narrative review

Valeria Nieri, Jane Hufnagel, Annika N. Lundberg, Iman A. Majid, Alana M. Cruickshank, Pierce A. Imperialbobis, Madison R. McCraney, Antonia A. Nemec, Shlermine Everidge

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Original Article

Barriers to breast reconstruction in the Global South: insights from a national questionnaire-based surgeon survey in India

Samarth Gupta, Abisshek Raj Alagarasan, Geeta Kadayaprath, Preeti Grewal, Venkat Ramakrishnan

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Geographic access and utilization of surgical treatment for post-mastectomy lymphedema in the United States: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

Elizabeth Tadevosyan, Mark Xiao, Subin Cho, Zain Alrawi, Meg Quint, Elizabeth Cox, Dung Nguyen

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term oncological outcomes in patients with T3/T4 locally advanced breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery

Muhammad Talha Khan Lodhi, Zohaib Ashiq, Areeba Fatima, Max Seabrook, Raza Qadeer, Ahsan Mumtaz Rao

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Original Article

Implications of non-macrometastatic positive frozen sections for axilla sentinel lymph node biopsies in clinically node-negative breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy: a 5-year two-center retrospective cross-sectional analysis

Gloria Wai Yue Yeung, Wai Wun Fung

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Case Report

Surgical management of gestational gigantomastia: a case report and novel staged approach

Gillian M. O’Connell, Annie B. McVeigh, Seth Z. Aschen, Christopher J. Agrusa, Jarrod T. Bogue, Leslie E. Cohen

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Review Article

Intraoperative radiation therapy and brachytherapy in early-stage breast cancer: a narrative review of their role in the era of modern hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation

Sarah E. James

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Algorithmic approach to lymphedema surgery: a narrative review

Marie Dohet, Vanessa Marron Mendes, Michela Schettino

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Pedicled perforator flaps for partial breast reconstruction: a narrative review

Ali Basha, Amit Agrawal

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Review Article

Assessing the current landscape of breast cancer screening guidelines for transmasculine and gender diverse patients: a scoping review

Anirudh Kulkarni, Sophia Ahn, Bradley Colarusso, Caitlyn Lee, Harshita Pattam, Manuela Neira, John B. Park, Ranjna Sharma, Adam M. Tobias, Ryan P. Cauley

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Mini-Review

Restoring sensation in breast reconstruction: a mini review

Max L. Silverstein, Arash Momeni

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Original Article

Oncoplastic versus standard breast-conserving surgery for extensive ductal carcinoma in situ: a retrospective cohort study of lesions 4 cm or larger treated 1995–2018

Princella Seripenah, Heidi Emery, Emma Wilson, Georgette Oni, Emad Rakha, Lisa Brock, Douglas Macmillan

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A planning algorithm for primary breast augmentation integrating inframammary fold morphology and chest-to-waist ratio to minimize the risk of lower pole deformities

Axelle Stockmans, Maxim Geeroms

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Weight loss during treatment is associated with reduced disease-free survival in non-metastatic breast cancer

Juliana Goulart Xande, Luiz Vinicius de Alcantara Sousa, Nathalia Aguiar Silva Jesus, Marcela Ferraz Brenna, Jean Henri Maselli-Schoueri, Auro del Giglio

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3D simulation in primary breast augmentation: a real-world study of patient-reported outcomes in early independent practice

Michiel Van Waeyenberge, Elina Kathleen De Preter, Maxim Geeroms

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Case Report

Suction-assisted curettage for polyacrylamide hydrogel injection sequelae: a case report with a long-term satisfactory outcome

Wenwen Ruan, Li Li

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Case Report

Bilateral pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia in a twelve-year-old female: a case report

Alexandra McMillan, Taylor Sullivan, Joyce Moore, Robert M. Pride

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Original Article

Requests for referral to plastic surgery after breast-conserving surgery are associated with postoperative satisfaction trajectory rather than available baseline characteristics: a nested case-control study

Lukas Kure-Rosenberg, Nicco Krezdorn

Published online: 30 September 2026

Review Article

Breast cancer surgery in the modern era: decision-making in DCIS and invasive breast cancer—a narrative review

Prakasit Chirappapha, Puttiporn Naowaset

Published online: 30 September 2026

Review Article

Diagnosis and management of phyllodes tumors of the breast

Ashley Simpson, Pamela Li, Jill Dietz

Published online: 30 March 2021

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The surgeon’s guide to fibroadenomas

Katherine Kopkash, Katharine Yao

Published online: 30 December 2020

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Is it breast cancer? —common dermatologic disorders found on the breast

Alyssa D. Throckmorton

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia: overview and clinical management

Ashley Estes, Lifen Cao, Megan E. Miller

Published online: 30 December 2020

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Abscess/infections/periareolar mastitis

Catherine E. Pesce, Katharine Yao

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Workup and treatment of nipple discharge—a practical review

Arielle P. Stafford, Lucy M. De La Cruz, Shawna C. Willey

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis

Kristen Bede, Stephanie A. Valente

Published online: 30 December 2020

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Case Report

Multi-stage fat grafting for total breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Jonathan S. Lam, Jules A. Walters, Kamran Khoobehi

Published online: 23 August 2019

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Review Article

Nipple adenoma: a review of the literature

Mark Richard Tatterton, Roanne Fiddes

Published online: 31 December 2019

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Clinical management of radial scar without atypia diagnosed on core needle biopsy

Jean J. Bao, Nora T. Jaskowiak

Published online: 30 March 2021

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Case Report

Encapsulated chronic recurrent seroma following modified radical mastectomy: surgical resection and reconstruction by muscle-sparing latissimus dorsi flap—a case report and review of literature

Guirgis A. Awad, Queenie Chan

Published online: 30 June 2020

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Review Article

Intraductal papillomas of the breast

Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, Leah H. Portnow

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Work-up and management of breast pain

Pamela Li, Ashley Simpson, Jill Dietz

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Radiotherapy and breast reconstruction: a narrative review

Reem A. Karami, Odette Abou Ghanem, Amir E. Ibrahim

Published online: 30 September 2020

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Current imaging techniques and impact on diagnosis and survival —a narrative review

Petra Steyerova, Andrea Burgetova

Published online: 30 September 2022

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Contemporary management of atypical breast lesions identified on percutaneous biopsy: a narrative review

Amanda L. Amin, Jamie L. Wagner

Published online: 30 March 2021

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Gynecomastia

Nicole E. Sharp, Richard J. Bleicher

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Case Report

Multicentric breast cancer comprising of three different histopathological types: a case report

Muhammad Hafiz Mohamed Nazir, Muhammad Syahfiq Ismail, Izzatul Syazwani Ismail, Mohd Firdaus Ghazali, Clement Edward Thaumanavar, Khairul Shakir Ab Rahman, Wan Irnawati Wan Ab Rahman

Published online: 30 December 2020

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An extended 7-year review of textured breast implants for primary breast augmentation: Allergan^® versus Mentor^®

Serena V. Martin, Weiguang Ho, Khalid Kha

Published online: 09 July 2019

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Review Article

Postmastectomy radiation: an evolution

Brianna M. Jones, Virginia W. Osborn

Published online: 30 December 2021

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Annals of Breast Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed international online journal, providing current and practical information on prevention, diagnosis, and clinical investigations of breast diseases, which focusing on cutting-edge findings in the field of breast cancer surgery and reconstruction technique, neoadjuvant therapy, genetic susceptibility and prophylactic mastectomy, include but not limited to, multimodality therapy, biomarkers, imaging, biology, pathology, clinical trial, nursing and technical advances related to breast surgery.