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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 1/2017

01-01-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Breast Conservative Therapy for Multifocal–Multicentric Breast Cancers

Authors: Chaitra Sonthineni, A. Verma, Gaurav Agarwal

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 1/2017

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Excerpt

We read with interest the study concerning breast conservation surgery/treatment (BCT) for multifocal and multicentric breast cancer (MFMCBC) by Tan et al. [1]. It is a commendable effort to undertake BCT in MFMCBC, as not many centres can boast of 85 % BCT rates in MFMCBC. There are a few comments and queries in our mind regarding this study, and we would appreciate further details and clarifications. …
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Tan MP, Sitoh NY, Sitoh YY (2016) Optimising breast conservation treatment for multifocal and multicentric breast cancer: a worthwhile endeavour? World J Surg 40:315–322CrossRefPubMed
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Ataseven Beyhan et al (2015) Impact of multifocal or multicentric disease on surgery and locoregional, distant and overall survival of 6,134 breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 22:1118–1127CrossRefPubMed
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Wolters et al (2013) Comparing the outcome between multicentric and multifocal breast cancer: what is the impact on survival, and is there a role for guideline-adherent adjuvant therapy? A retrospective multicenter cohort study of 8,935 patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 142:579–590CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Breast Conservative Therapy for Multifocal–Multicentric Breast Cancers
Authors
Chaitra Sonthineni
A. Verma
Gaurav Agarwal
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3539-5

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