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The First Impact Factor for ABS: 0.9

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Breast Surgery (ABS) has attained its first impact factor for the 2024 citation year: 0.9.

We strive to follow the best practices in publishing. The announcement of the journal’s latest impact factor is not only a significant achievement for the journal but also the recognition of its more significant scientific reach. Here, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our Editorial Team Members, Guest Editors, Authors, and Reviewers for their significant contributions.

Annals of Breast Surgery 2024 CiteScore Released: 1.2

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Breast Surgery (ABS) has achieved its 2024 CiteScore: 1.2, ranking 353 out of 568 journals in the Surgery category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, 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.

2024 Annual Report of ABS

Greetings from the Editorial Office of ABS!

We are pleased to share the 2024 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.

We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025!

ABS Editorial Office

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 (2025)

In 2025, 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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Letter to the Editor

The current landscape of sensory neurotization in implant breast reconstruction

Ethan Fung, Bernice Z. Yu, Keisha E. Montalmant, Jordan M. Jacobs, Peter W. Henderson

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Case Report

Invasive carcinoma in recurrent breast fibroadenoma: a case report and literature review

Min Yun Ho, Victor Ng, Jeffrey Hing

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Case Report

Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Dianna Grigorian, Leah Candell

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Case Report

Incidental discovery of the sternalis muscle during breast surgery and its clinical implications: a case report

Rachel R. Fan, Anna Lehrberg

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Case Report

A case report of borderline phyllodes tumor: navigating the complexities of rare spindle cell neoplasms

Sravya Chilukuri, Paige Varney, Lillian Huang, Anke Ott-Young, Christine Hodyl

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Review Article

Exploring the association between post-operative complications, disease-recurrence & mortality in primary operable breast cancer—systematic review & meta-analysis

Mhairi Mactier, Laura Arthur, Joanne Edwards, Julie Doughty, Laszlo Romics

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Original Article

Implant-based breast reconstruction—a systematic review and meta-analysis of prepectoral versus submuscular implant placement

Alexandria Pumilia, Paulina B. Le, Julia Bian, M. Elise Becker, Harold I. Friedman

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Original Article

The application of a modified rotational flap technique in chest wall perforator flap training: short and long-term satisfaction and pain level in breast cancer patients

Ghassan Elamin, Heba Elkhouly, Natasha Shafique, Ali Jahan

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Original Article

Current practices regarding pre-pectoral breast reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer: an ASBrS survey gauging support for a national registry

Alicia Arnold, Katharine Tracy, Isabela Pavkov, Madeline Schlafly, Kathryne Holmes, Fairouz Chibane, Brian Kye, Anusha Aiyar, Faheem Pottayil

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 June 2025)

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Case Report

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

Rebecca Swan, Erica Revie, Michael Dixon

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Case Report

Metastatic breast involvement from Merkel cell tumour: a case report

Sophie Winge, Katrine Jensen

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Case Report

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

Sakshi Andersen, Lukas Kristian Rosenberg, Rami Mossad Ibrahim, Lisa Toft Jensen, Lone Bak Hansen, Tove Holst Filtenborg Tvedskov, Tine M. Engberg Damsgaard, Matilda Svenning Hunt

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Review Article

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

Kumanan Rune Nanthan, Hamza Abrar Mughal, Bekka Anina Ozer Christensen

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Review Article

Improving value-concordant shared decision making through the use of patient decision aids in breast cancer: a narrative review

Micaela K. Roy, Madeline G. Higgins, Monica Adams, Sarah Tevis

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Review Article

Axillary management in older women with early operable invasive breast carcinoma: a narrative review

Chunhei Li, Richard Simcock, Kwok-Leung Cheung, Ruth M. Parks

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Original Article

Retrospective analysis of intra-operative radiotherapy (IORT) in early breast cancer—an Australian institution experience

Elizabeth Wei Tan, Yat Cheung Chung, Jennifer Tan, Steven David, Corinne Ooi

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Original Article

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

Belma Doyle, Kiera Murray, Ahmed Hefny

Annals of Breast Surgery

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Case Report

Primary breast arteriovenous malformation in a patient with Cowden syndrome and bilateral ductal carcinoma in situ: a case report

Taylor N. Anderson, Candice N. Thompson, David M. Hovsepian, Shellie C. Josephs, Frederick M. Dirbas

Annals of Breast Surgery

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

The impact of body mass index on direct to implant and two-stage immediate breast reconstruction procedure: a systematic review

Emma Bolette Odgaard, Nicolai Lassen Frid, Elisabeth Lauritzen, Tine Engberg Damsgaard

Annals of Breast Surgery

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

Indocyanine green angiography—current status on quantification of perfusion: a narrative review

Frederik Thørholm Andersen, J. Michael Hasenkam, Tine Engberg Damsgaard

Annals of Breast Surgery

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Review Article

Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia: overview and clinical management

Ashley Estes, Lifen Cao, Megan E. Miller

Published online: 30 December 2020

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Review Article

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

Alyssa D. Throckmorton

Published online: 30 September 2021

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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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Review Article

The surgeon’s guide to fibroadenomas

Katherine Kopkash, Katharine Yao

Published online: 30 December 2020

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Review Article

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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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

Abscess/infections/periareolar mastitis

Catherine E. Pesce, Katharine Yao

Published online: 30 September 2021

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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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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

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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Review Article

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis

Kristen Bede, Stephanie A. Valente

Published online: 30 December 2020

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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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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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Review Article

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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Review Article

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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Original Article

Inferior mammary fold reconstruction in reconstructed breast: a novel technique

Yasser Hijazi, Mark Brewin, Caroline McGuiness

Published online: 31 December 2019

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Original Article

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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Nipple sharing: an undervalued technique in nipple reconstruction

Thessa Rebecca Friebel, Sonya Gardiner, Shetha Naji, Bhagwat S. Mathur

Published online: 07 September 2018

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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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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.