title: [A retrospective study of recurrent breast cancer following radical mastectomy].
abstract: During 10 years from 1974 to 1986, 390 patients with breast cancer underwent radical mastectomy in our consisting of 12 local lymph node, 26 bone metastasis and 20 lung metastasis. A total of 63 (69%) were found within 3 years. The time internal between radical mastectomy and cancer recurrence was significantly correlated with three year and five year survival rates. Radiation therapy was a adequate chemo-endocrine therapy was required in the control of bone metastasis.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakegawa
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies