[Electron beam radiotherapy for loco-regional recurrence of breast cancer].
125 cases of recurrent breast carcinoma (skin nodules or regional lymphnodes) after the primary radical treatment have been treated from 1975 to 1980. Most of these patients were irradiated with 6 MeV electron beams at 50-65 Gy; some of them with 20 MeV electrons. A complete response followed in 68% of lesions, a partial response in 23.2%. The survival at 5 and 10 years was respectively 25.6% and 8.8%. Low energy electron beam therapy is therefore an efficient way of treating loco-regional recurrences of breast carcinoma, after the failure of a radical primary treatment.
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Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Pavia.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004583:Electrons; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D015996:Survival Rate
Radioterapia con fascio di elettroni delle recidive loco-regionali del cancro della mammella.