title: Breast conserving surgery versus mastectomy for early-stage breast cancer: could patient choice lead to an inferior outcome?
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Edibaldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D057240:Patient Preference; D016896:Treatment Outcome