Postmastectomy radiotherapy in breast cancer with high risk of relapse: current and future approaches.
Postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer remains controversial in oncology . The major risk factor for local-regional recurrence is the tumor size and the number of lymph node metastases. The common sites of postmastectomy recurrence are the chest wall and the supraclavicle fossa. Postmastectomy radiotherapy decreases local-regional recurrence and improves survival in selected patients . This article presents a short overview of this issue based on the author's professional medical experience and reviews the literature.
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Eliahu
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Rambam Medical Center, Department of Oncology, Haifa, Israel. e_gez@rambam.health.gov.il
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012307:Risk Factors