title: Local recurrence after mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery and radiation.
abstract: Approximately 10% to 15% of patients with stage I/II invasive breast cancer will develop a clinically isolated local recurrence. The standard management of an ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence following breast-conserving surgery and radiation is salvage mastectomy, while local excision and radiation are optimal treatment of a chest wall recurrence following initial mastectomy. Although there are few data regarding the efficacy of systemic therapy after isolated local relapse, chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy should be considered for most patients because of the high risk of subsequent distant relapse. However, local relapse does not always herald distant metastases. A prolonged interval between initial treatment and local recurrence is the most important prognostic factor for subsequent outcome, and when combined with other favorable characteristics, can predict 5-year survival rates of 70% or higher.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Freedman
authors: B L
authors: BL
authors: Fowble
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016879:Salvage Therapy