title: Optimal mastectomy timing.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7884.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hilsenbeck
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D011336:Probability; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome