Open AccessTreatment Trends in Early-Stage Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Author(s) -
S. Eva Singletary,
Lina Patel-Parekh,
Kirby I. Bland
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000171306.74366.22
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , mastectomy , breast cancer , biopsy , sentinel node , lymph node , carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , cancer , radiology , paleontology , biology
To examine treatment trends in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) over the last 15 years and, in particular, to compare rates of recurrence and disease-free survival associated with breast conservation therapy compared with mastectomy.