Feasibility of breast conserving surgery in multifocal breast cancers

Kadioglu H., YUCEL S., Yildiz S., Bozkurt S., Ersoy Y. E., SAGLAM E., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.208, no.3, pp.457-464, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 208 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.008
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.457-464
  • Keywords: Breast-conserving surgery, Multifocal, Survival, CONSERVATIVE SURGERY, SYNCHRONOUS CANCERS, RADIATION-THERAPY, TUMOR SIZE, SURVIVAL, MULTICENTRICITY, METAANALYSIS, CARCINOMA, ACCURACY, IMPACT
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multifocal breast cancers (MFBCs) present a challenge to surgeons. Although its feasibility is still controversial, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is not contraindicated for MFBCs. The investigators retrospectively evaluated the feasibility of BCS and reviewed histopathologic findings in patients with MFBC.