title: Conservative treatment of breast cancer: a report on 108 patients.
abstract: Between 1975 and 1980, 108 breast cancers (T1 and small T2) were treated at the Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (Nice, France) by a combination of conservative surgery and irradiation. Ninety-two of these patients underwent axillary node dissection; 17% of them presented with nodal involvement. All irradiation was given by telecobalt: 45 Gy to the entire breast, 60 Gy to the site of the tumor. All cosmetic results were acceptable. Intramammary recurrences were rare (6%) and independent of the tumor site or size or of any nodal involvement. Solitary metastases (not associated with a local recurrence) were extremely rare (4%) and were observed in patients who had had no nodal involvement. The actuarial survival rate at 5 years is 90%.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes