title: Optimal surgical approaches to the local management of early breast cancer. A panel discussion.
abstract: In recent years, a trend has developed toward more conservative surgery for early breast cancer, often in combination with axillary dissection or sampling and with radiotherapy. Here, three prominent breast cancer surgeons discuss the proper role of these procedures and several areas of contention concerning them.
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000601:surgery; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013997:Time Factors