title: [Debate about breast cancer: "Cons: Intraoperative radiotherapy"].
abstract: Early breast cancer incidence increases owing to mammography screening. Hypofractionated radiotherapy is more and more proposed in women with low local relapse risk breast cancer, especially accelerated partial breast irradiation. Various irradiation modalities have been reported: brachytherapy, intraoperative irradiation, 3D-conformal accelerated partial breast irradiation. We describe limitations of intraoperative irradiation and the advantages of alternative techniques.
authors.affiliation: Département de radiothérapie, institut Gustave-Roussy, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94800 Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourgier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heymann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verstraet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biron
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marsiglia
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D018579:Patient Selection; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods; D012306:Risk