title: Prognostic significance of residual cancer tissue after diagnostic biopsy in breast carcinoma. Three-year short-term results.
abstract: Among 3264 cases of breast carcinoma undergoing diagnostic biopsy and frozen section followed by one-stage mastectomy, the occurrence of residual cancer tissue (RCT) was evaluated as part of a prospective, nationwide trial in Denmark. RCT was defined by the presence of cancer left in relation to the biopsy cavity in the mastectomy specimen. A significantly higher cumulative recurrence rate within 3 yr was found in cases with residual cancer compared to cases without this finding. The difference was most pronounced in the premenopausal high-risk group. Therefore, RCT in the wall of the biopsy cavity is considered a prognostic hazard by itself.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008593:Menopause; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk