Feasibility of breast conserving surgery in multifocal breast cancers

Kadioglu H., Yucel S., YILDIZ Ş., Bozkurt S., ERSOY Y. E., KAYTAN SAĞLAM E., ...More

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

  • 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
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar 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.