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Combined breast conservation therapy versus mastectomy for BRCA mutation carriers - A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Apr 2021
Davey M G, Davey C M, Ryan É J, Lowery A J, Kerin M J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The non-inferiority of combined breast conservation surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy (breast conservation therapy or BCT) compared to mastectomy in sporadic breast cancer cases is well recognised. Uncertainty remains regarding optimal surgical practice in BRCA mutation carriers. AIMS: To evaluate the oncological safety of combined BCT versus mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers following breast cancer...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genes, BRCA2
- Humans
- Mastectomy
- Mastectomy, Segmental
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
