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Methods: We conducted an observational, retrospective study, which included 101 patients diagnosed with breast cancer that had surgical interventions between January 2024 and April 2025. Results: The BCS category was represented by 36.6% cases, while 63.4% were in the mastectomy subgroup. Hemoglobin at the time of admission had an average of 13 g\/dL, the difference between the two categories of patients being statistically significant. (13.7 vs. 12.7, p = 0.010). Conclusions: Although it has been a hotly debated topic in recent years, the choice of surgical technique for breast tumors still presents novelties and remains a subject of interest within surgical specialties. Selection criteria such as disease stage, histopathological subtype, and the intervention chosen by the surgeon may vary and oncological results may be comparable.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15103770","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,14]],"date-time":"2026-05-14T16:27:56Z","timestamp":1778776076000},"page":"3770","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Surgical Decision-Making in Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Comparative Study from a Tertiary Center"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8944-3857","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Florin","family":"Bobirca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Surgery Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Dumitrescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Surgery Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Florentina","family":"Gherghiceanu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marketing and Medical Technology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6662-7354","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anca","family":"Bobirca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-1887-0388","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Octavian","family":"Mihalache","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Surgery Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7053-7530","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cristina","family":"Alexandru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1380-2112","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dragos","family":"Serban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amalia","family":"Calinoiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine Department, Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu Clinical Emergency Hospital, 011356 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raluca","family":"Boboc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Sutu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sabin","family":"Botea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Dr. Ion Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, 011437 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2155-1808","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bogdan","family":"Socea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Surgery Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Sf. 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