title: Treatment of early breast cancer.
abstract: Surgical intervention for breast cancer has continually evolved. The current review reports on updates from the pivotal trials, examines areas of controversy, and explores possible future directions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Roshni.Rao@UTSouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wiechmann
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008408:Mastectomy; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography