Post-mastectomy radiation in large node-negative breast tumors: Does size really matter?

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• 作者：Scott R. Floyd ; Alphonse G. Taghian
• 关键词：Breast cancer ; T3N0 ; Post-mastectomy radiation therapy
• 刊名：Radiotherapy and Oncology
• 出版年：2009
• 期刊代码：231_01678140
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：April 2009
• 卷：91
• 期：1
• 页码：33-37
• 文件大小：139 K

摘要

Treatment decisions regarding local control can be particularly challenging for T3N0 breast tumors because of difficulty in estimating rates of local failure after mastectomy. Reports in the literature detailing the rates of local failure vary widely, likely owing to the uncommon incidence of this clinical situation. The literature regarding this clinical scenario is reviewed, including recent reports that specifically address the issue of local failure rates after mastectomy in the absence of radiation for large node-negative breast tumors.