Original scientific paper

Local recurrence following conservative surgery for breast cancer – true recurrence or a new primary tumor

Danko Velimir Vrdoljak ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Stjepan Juzbašić ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Dubravka Mužina ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Nenad Nola ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Gordana Brozović ; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

In the group of 1,161 patients submitted to conservative surgery for breast cancer in the period from 1992 to 2002, 95 (8.2%) were found to have locoregional recurrence. The most frequent localization of the recurrent disease was the site of prior excision; in 39% of the patients recurrence developed early, i.e. within the first two years after initial treatment. As a secondary surgical procedure, mastectomy was the most frequent, after which 5 patients presented with repeated recurrence.

Keywords

breast cancer; conservation surgery; local recurrence

Hrčak ID:

281792

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/281792

Publication date:

3.12.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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