LOCAL RECURRENCE FOLLOWING SURGERY FOR CANCER OF THE BREAST*
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Local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer.
Local recurrence following breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer is a significant failure of local treatment. This article reviews the mechanisms, risk factors and overall significance of such local recurrence. The presence of disease at excision margins, an extensive intraduct component, lymphatic vessel invasion, tumour grade and tumour size are currently the best predictors of risk for...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1951
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-195113450-00010