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Breast conserving therapy for DCIS—Does size matter?
Author(s) -
Kantor Olga,
Winchester David J.
Publication year - 2014
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.23657
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , ductal carcinoma , breast conserving surgery , incidence (geometry) , breast cancer , radiology , screening mammography , mammary gland , mammography screening , oncology , mastectomy , cancer , physics , optics
The incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ has increased dramatically with the use of screening mammography. Most patients can be considered for breast conserving therapy, depending upon patient and pathologic variables. In addition to other factors, tumor size is important to provide proper patient selection for breast conserving surgery and predict risk of local recurrence. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 110:75–81 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.