title: [Local and regional extension of breast carcinoma; report of one hundred and sixty-two cases. (author's transl)].
abstract: Following mastectomy for cancer, one hundred and sixty-two biopsy samples were examined to determine the frequency of tumoral lesions other than those of the main tumor. If tumoral remnants close to the excision zone or less than five cm from the main tumor are eliminated, 44.4 per cent of cases had other remote tumors. In the present series, the frequency of other tumoral lesions was far from negligible for small tumors, and increased when the main tumor had intraductal components and when four or more axillary lymph nodes were invaded. These results, which confirm those of other authors, have to be considered for effective treatment of breast cancers, even those of a small size.
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
vernacular_title: L'extension loco-régionale des cancers du sein. A propos de cent soixante-deux observations.