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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


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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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