Is repeat breast conservation possible for small ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence?

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 128; no. 22; pp. 3919 - 3928
• Main Authors: Li, Yong, Li, Wei‐wen, Yuan, Lin, Xu, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Atlanta Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.11.2022
• Subjects: Breast cancer; breast neoplasms; Confidence intervals; Epidemiology; Estrogen receptors; Estrogens; Health hazards; ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence; Mastectomy; Medical prognosis; Oncology; Patients; Population studies; Radiation; Radiation therapy; Receptors; Regression analysis; Regression models; repeat breast‐conserving surgery; Safety; Statistical analysis; Subgroups; Surgery; Survival; Tumors

Background Most cases of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) after breast‐conserving surgery (BCS) involve small tumors. Although a few guidelines recommend mastectomy, several patients prefer repeat BCS (re‐BCS). This study aimed to compare re‐BCS and mastectomy in terms of prognosis in pati...