[Long-term follow-up after tumorectomy and irradiation for breast cancer].
From 1968 to 1976, 31 patients underwent breast conservation surgery (tumorectomy) and irradiation. A review of the available pathologic slides has revealed that 11 of that number had definite breast cancer. Of these 11 patients, three experienced a relapse, one with local recurrence only, and two with distant metastasis, though one of these two also had a local recurrence. The patient manifesting a local recurrence only was salvaged by a mastectomy, while the other two with distant metastases have died. Survival and disease-free survival in these 11 patients were at least equal to the results of other Japanese patients of the same ages and stages who had undergone a halsted operation during the same period. As for the other 20 patients, either their pathologic slides were not available, or their diagnosis was equivocal or benign. None suffered a relapse. Cosmetic results were excellent in most patients, and there were no second malignancies in the treatment volume.
Uematsu
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M
Dept. of Radiology, Keio Univ. School of Med.
Kondo
M
M
Amemiya
A
A
Hashimoto
S
S
Ikari
S
S
Izumi
K
K
Kageyama
K
K
Torikata
C
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage