title: The primary treatment of breast carcinoma.
abstract: The major contribution in the surgical management of carcinoma of the breast have been reviewed. Deficits in our current knowledge have been pointed out in an effort to separate fact from theory and so help the surgeon in choosing the best operation for a patient with breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000266:history / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States