Risk of Local Failure in Breast Cancer Patients With Lobular Carcinoma In Situ at the Final Surgical Margins: Is Re-excision Necessary?

Autor: Saveli Goldberg, Mina N. Shenouda, A.R. Keruakous, Andrzej Niemierko, Alphonse G. Taghian, Betro T. Sadek, Rita Abi Raad
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 87:726-730
ISSN: 0360-3016
Popis: Purpose: To compare the outcome of patients with invasive breast cancer both with and without lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)-positive/close surgical margins after breast-conserving treatment. Methods and Materials: We retrospectively studied 2358 patients with T1-T2 invasive breast cancer treated with lumpectomy and radiation therapy from January 1980 to December 2009. Median age was 57 years (range, 24-91 years). There were 82 patients (3.5%) with positive/close LCIS margins (
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