Importance of margin width in breast-conserving treatment of early breast cancer

Autor: Jens Overgaard, Peer Christiansen, Bent Ejlertsen, Nikolaj Amby, Anne Bodilsen, Pernille Vahl, J Michael Dixon, Birgitte Vrou Offersen, Karsten Bjerre
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Oncology. 113:609-615
ISSN: 0022-4790
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24224
Popis: Background and Method The association between margin width and ipsilateral breast tumour recurrence (IBTR, defined as invasive recurrence) was investigated in a population-based nationwide cohort of 11,900 patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy for invasive cancer. Results The median follow-up was 4.9 years. The cumulative incidence of IBTR at 5 and 9 years was 2.4% and 5.9%, respectively. A final positive margin increased the risk of IBTR (HR 2.51; 95% CI 1.02–6.23). No decrease in IBTR with a wider negative margin compared to a narrow but negative margin was observed in the adjusted analysis of margin width (>0 to 4 positive lymph nodes (P = 0.008) and re-excision (P = 0.003). A reduced risk of IBTR was observed with chemotherapy (P
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