Chest wall resection for local recurrence of breast cancer. Presented at the 99th Meeting of the Royal Belgium Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brussels May 9th 1998, Belgium.
We present three cases of chest wall resection for locally recurrent breast cancer and a Medline review of the current literature. In selected cases full thickness resection of the chest wall may be used as a salvage procedure to improve the quality of life and prolong the survival at low morbidity and mortality.
Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium. wiebren.tjalma@uza.uia.ac.be
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*