Abstract

Postoperative radiation therapy did not lower the recurrence rate among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ that was excised with margins of 10 mm or more. Patients in whom the margin width is less than 1 mm can benefit from postoperative radiation therapy.

Keywords

MedicineDuctal carcinomaIn situMargin (machine learning)Carcinoma in situOncologyBreast cancerInternal medicineCarcinomaCancer

MeSH Terms

Breast NeoplasmsCarcinoma in SituCarcinomaDuctalBreastDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMastectomySegmentalNeoplasm RecurrenceLocalPostoperative PeriodRadiotherapyAdjuvantRetrospective Studies

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Year
1999
Type
article
Volume
340
Issue
19
Pages
1455-1461
Citations
668
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Melvin J. Silverstein, Michael D. Lagios, Susan Groshen et al. (1999). The Influence of Margin Width on Local Control of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast. New England Journal of Medicine , 340 (19) , 1455-1461. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199905133401902

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10.1056/nejm199905133401902
PMID
10320383

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