title: Successful Breast Conservation in a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex.
abstract: Before breast conservation can be offered to a woman with breast cancer one must understand both the indications and contraindications to such an approach. Factors that play a role in this decision include tumor-related factors and factors related to the expected cosmetic outcome following breast conservation. Here we present a case of a woman with epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), a rare skin disorder that is characterized by blister formation following minor trauma, who underwent successful breast conservation.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Dermatology, and Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio and Departments of; Radiation Oncology and Hematology Oncology, Edwards Cancer Center, Bedford, Texas.
authors.forename: Janice A.
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: Todd E.
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: Michael D.
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camisa
authors.forename: James M.
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Richard L.
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Crownover