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Optimal surgical treatment of breast cancer: Implications for local control and survival
Author(s) -
Khan Seema A.,
Eladoumikdachi Firas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21502
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , sentinel node , surgery , biopsy , axillary dissection , surgical resection , dissection (medical) , mammary gland , cancer , radiology , mastectomy
Improvements in the local control of primary breast cancer have been shown to improve long‐term survival. The role of surgical therapy in maximizing local control includes: appropriate patient selection for breast conservation; tumor resection with pathologically free margins; careful staging with sentinel node biopsy; appropriate use of axillary dissection; and meticulous surgical technique to achieve these goals. Each component of surgical therapy has the potential for maximizing local control, and therefore for extending survival. J. Surg. Oncol. 2010; 101:677‐686. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.