Breast Cancer Posttreatment Surveillance: Diagnosis and Management of Recurrent Disease

• Published in: Clinical obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 59; no. 4; p. 772
• Main Author: Karam, Amer K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Female; Humans; Mammography - statistics & numerical data; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - therapy; Neoplasms, Second Primary - diagnosis; Neoplasms, Second Primary - therapy; Physical Examination; Positron-Emission Tomography; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Time Factors; Ultrasonography

There has been a steady decline in breast cancer mortality that has led to a significant increase in the number of patients surviving breast cancer. We will review in this manuscript the evidence and guidelines for posttreatment surveillance of patients with breast cancer as well as the management o...