Invasive Carcinoma: Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy
Invasive Carcinoma: Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy Laura E. G. Warren History Of the 270,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 (1), many of them underwent mastectomy due to patient…
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The Surgical Management of Locally Advanced and Stage IV Breast Cancer
The Surgical Management of Locally Advanced and Stage IV Breast Cancer Susie X. Sun Sarah M. Desnyder Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Epidemiology The definition of locally advanced breast cancer remains…
Radiation Therapy Following Breast-Conserving Surgery
Radiation Therapy Following Breast-Conserving Surgery Jennifer L. Pretz Laura E. G. Warren In 2019, an estimated 270,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, making the disease the most common nonskin…
Oncoplastic Approach to Maximizing the Lumpectomy-Level I
Oncoplastic Approach to Maximizing the Lumpectomy-Level I Pamela Li Jill R. Dietz The role of breast conservation, partial mastectomy with adjuvant radiation, in the surgical management of breast cancer has…
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Systemic Therapy
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Magdolna Solti Most patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer present with an early, potentially curable stage. Despite tremendous advances in diagnosis and treatment, some patients…
Oncoplastic Approach to Maximizing the Lumpectomy-Level II
Oncoplastic Approach to Maximizing the Lumpectomy-Level II Barry S. Rosen Anne Peled-Warren Toni Storm Oncoplastic breast surgery involves applying plastic surgical principles to cancer operations to provide the best aesthetic…
Breast Conservation Failure: When to Do a Completion Mastectomy
Breast Conservation Failure: When to Do a Completion Mastectomy Anita Mamtani Hiram S. Cody, III Among all present-day patients presenting with breast cancer, breast conservation therapy (BCT) is suitable for…
Role of Nonsurgical Management of Breast Cancer: Endocrine Therapy and Tumor Ablation
Role of Nonsurgical Management of Breast Cancer: Endocrine Therapy and Tumor Ablation Dennis R. Holmes The optimal surgical approach to the management of localized early-stage breast cancer is breast-conserving surgery…
Axillary Nodal Recurrence
Axillary Nodal Recurrence Kristin Limbach Jennifer R. Garreau Axillary nodal recurrence is a comparatively rare event after the treatment of a primary breast cancer with axillary staging and targeted therapy…
Patient Selection for Breast-Conservation Therapy
Patient Selection for Breast-Conservation Therapy Michele L. B. Ley Jeffrey A. Sugandi Breast-conservation therapy (BCT) has been accepted as an appropriate treatment modality for many patients with early-stage breast cancer….
