Survival After Breast-Conserving Surgery Compared with that After Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

Sungchan GwarkHwa Jung KimJisun KimIl Yong ChungHee Jeong KimBeom Seok KoJong Won LeeByung Ho SonSei Hyun AhnSae Byul Lee

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)

BCS + RT does not impair DFS and OS in patients treated with NCT. Tumor biology and treatment response are significant prognostic indicators. Our results suggest that BCS + RT may be preferred in most breast cancer patients when both BCS and mastectomy are suitable.

Keyphrases

neoadjuvant chemotherapy
locally advanced
breast reconstruction
lymph node
sentinel lymph node
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease
early stage
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention