Article Commentary: Controversies Regarding the Diagnosis and Management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
| Autor: | Marcus T. Altman, Erik A. Levinsohn, Anees B. Chagpar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Screening mammography business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Ductal carcinoma 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Radiology skin and connective tissue diseases business |
| Zdroj: | The American Surgeon. 84:1-6 |
| ISSN: | 1555-9823 0003-1348 |
| Popis: | Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a premalignant condition, whose incidence is increasing in the current era of widespread screening mammography. While eminently treatable, there are innumerable controversies that surround this disease in terms of its diagnosis and treatment. We discuss these issues and review the data to date regarding this condition which affects roughly 20 per cent of all patients presenting with breast cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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