title: [Management and follow-up of a consecutive series of 411 surgically treated breast cancer patients].
abstract: This study reports a consecutive serie of 427 breast neoplasms (411 patients) diagnosed and treated in our department between 1994 and 2004. Patients' records were prospectively collected including personnal medical history and the major elements of the diagnostic and the therapeutic protocol applied. 12 patients (3%) had to be excluded due to incomplete follow-up data. With a median follow-up of 8 years, a 4.5% loco-regional relapse rate is noted while 11% of patients recurred at distant sites and 9% died of their disease progression. These statistics are comparable to those published by prominant breast cancer centers. Amongst the 16% of deaths (67/411 Pts), 54% are due to breast cancer progression. The results are discussed with the aim to upgrade the diagnostic and the therapeutic protocols offered to our patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de Sénologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique. elifrange@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lifrange
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andre
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bleret
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bradfer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cristinelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coucke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cusumano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fridman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerusalem
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011446:Prospective Studies