title: The mammographic features of the postlumpectomy, postirradiation breast.
abstract: Lumpectomy with radiation therapy is becoming widely accepted as an alternative treatment for breast carcinoma in place of radical mastectomy. This article illustrates the spectrum of mammographic changes seen at various intervals after lumpectomy with irradiation to help the mammographer distinguish postoperative scar from a recurrent carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Costa-Greco
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Baratz
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Britton
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Ilkhanipour
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ganott
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods