EP-1317 Hyperthermic chest wall re-irradiation in recurrent breast cancer: a prospective observational study

Electron arc irradiation of the postmastectomy chest wall in locally recurrent and metastatic breast cancer.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate local-regional control and overall survival in women with locally recurrent and metastatic breast cancer (MBC) treated with postmastectomy electron arc therapy. Postmastectomy electron arc irradiation was used to treat 39 women with isolated local-regional recurrence of breast cancer following mastectomy, and 14 patients with MBC who had, or who were at...

CHEST PAIN IN CHILDREN A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Thirty five children with a primary complaint of chest pain were prospectively studied. The average age was 9.7 years for boys and 8. 9 years for girls 60% were male. The most frequently diagnosed cause was psychogenic (54.2%). Forty percent of the patients were classified as having idiopathic chest pain. Precordial pain was encountered in 2. 9%), along with costochondritis and mitral val...

Full-thickness chest wall resection for locally recurrent breast cancer

AIM In spite of available recommendations, therapeutic procedures of locally recurrent breast cancer are very different. In a retrospective study, the possibilities and results of complete, full-thickness chest wall resection are presented. METHODS Between 1985 and 2004, 51 women underwent complete, full-thickness chest wall resection with primary coverage. Primary surgical therapy of breast ...

Re-irradiation for locally recurrent refractory breast cancer

PURPOSE To report an analysis of treatment outcomes of a cohort of patients re-irradiated for locally recurrent refractory breast cancer (LRRBC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2008 and 2013, 47 women (mean age = 60 years) were re-irradiated for LRRBC. Outcomes were measured using Kaplan-Meier log rank to compare curves and Cox regression for multivariate analysis. Outcomes included overall sur...

Author's response to reviews Title: Re-surgery and chest wall re-irradiation for recurrent breast cancer - a second curative approach Authors: Arndt-Christian Müller ([email protected])