Article
The role of tumor phenotype in the surgical treatment of early-stage breast cancer.
American journal of surgery - 1 Jan 2023
Rooney Marguerite M, Thomas Samantha M, Taskindoust Mahsa, Greenup Rachel A, Rosenberger Laura H, Hwang E Shelley, Plichta Jennifer K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated whether tumor phenotype influences surgical decision-making, and how that may impact overall survival (OS) for early-stage breast cancer. METHODS: Women aged 18-69 with cT0-2/cN0/cM0 breast cancer in the National Cancer Database (2010-2017) were included. A generalized logistic model was used to identify factors associated with surgery type. A Kaplan-Meier curve was used to visualize...
Topics
- Female
- Humans
- Mastectomy
- Mastectomy, Segmental
- Neoplasms
- Phenotype
