Breast-conserving surgery following radiation therapy of 50 Gy in stages I and II carcinoma of the breast: the experience at one institute in Japan

This study evaluated the results of breast-conserving therapy experienced in one institute. A total of 217 breasts in 215 patients with clinical stages I and II breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving therapy between August 1991 and December 1999 were included. The actuarial 5-year local recurrence-free survival, disease-free survival and overall survival rates were 97.4%, 88.5% and 92.5%, respectively. Microscopic margins were negative in 176 (81.1%) of the total breasts and positive in 41 (18.9%). There were no differences in the age at operation, tumor size, clinical stage, lymph node status, estrogen receptor status, or distance from tumor to nipple between patients with positive surgical margins and with negative surgical margins. During the follow-up period, local recurrence occurred in seven patients. Local recurrence was significantly less frequent in patients with surgical margin-negative tumors than those with surgical margin-positive tumors, and also in ER-positive tumors than ER-negative or ER-unknown tumors. There was no difference in overall survival between patients with and without breast-recurrence. Using multivariate analysis, the surgical margin was determined to be an independent predictive factor for local recurrence in the conserved breast. Nodal status and ER status were independent prognostic factors, but local recurrence did not have an independent negative impact on survival. We conclude that microscopic surgical margin is the most important factor associated with local recurrence in the conserved breast among patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy of 50 Gy. Local recurrence however, has no adverse effect on survival of patients.     

影响乳腺癌术后局部复发因素的分析

选择主要临床与组织病理学因素和治疗因素，观察对乳腺癌术后局部复发的影响，２４２２例女性浸润性乳腺癌病人中，３年内局部复发１８２例，复发率７．５％，经过Ｌｏｇｉｓｔｉｃ回归的方法统计，年龄，绝经状态和病理类型不是影响乳腺癌术后局部复发的主要因素，而原发肿块情况，腋下淋巴结转移与否和雌激素受体状态对乳腺癌术后的局部复发的影响有意义，尤以肿块侵犯皮肤或胸壁，腋下淋巴结转移融合，雌激素受体阴性者术后复发的     

Long-term results of breast conserving surgery for stages I and II breast cancer: experiences at Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to summarize the long-term results of breast conserving surgery (BCS) for Japanese patients with stage I and II breast cancer at a single institute and to identify risk factors for local recurrence after BCS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between October 1986 and June 2000, 979 women underwent BCS with or without radiation therapy (RT). Overall survival, disease free survival and local recurrence rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Risk factors for local recurrence were examined by multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional regression model. RESULTS: The 10-year overall survival rates were 90.9% for the surgery and radiation therapy (RT group) and 89.3% for the surgery only group with a median follow-up time of 46 months. The 10-year disease free survival rates were 85.1% in the RT group and 69.2% in the surgery only group (p=0.0001). The positive margin rate was 14.1% (138/979). The 10-year overall survival rate of the patients with positive margins was 87.9%, compared with 90.8% for patients with negative margins (N.S.). The cumulative incidence of local recurrence at 10 years was significantly lower in the RT group (7.2% ) than in the surgery only group (27.5% ) (p<0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that positive margins and lack of post-operative irradiation or adjuvant endocrine therapy were risk factors for non-inflammatory local recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates that BCS can be performed for Japanese women with early breast cancer. The margin status and post-operative irradiation had no influence on overall survival while but were significantly related to local recurrence.     

Breast-conserving therapy versus modified radical mastectomy in the treatment of early breast cancer in Japan

BACKGROUND: Breast-conserving therapy has been widely utilized as a treatment option for women with early breast cancer. However, no randomized study comparing modified radical mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy has been conducted in Japan. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-eight Japanese women with early breast cancer enrolled in the Gunma Breast Conserving Therapy Study between 1991 and 1994 were examined to determine whether there is any difference in disease-free survival or overall survival between radical mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy. After informed consent was obtained, a total of 119 patients underwent breast-conserving therapy and 109 underwent mastectomy. RESULTS: Mastectomy was a more frequently utilized treatment than breast-conserving therapy in patients with clinical stage II lesions, older age, larger tumor size or shorter distance between tumor and nipple. The mean follow-up period for all patients was 81 months (median 86 months). There was no significant difference in overall survival or disease-free survival between breast-conserving therapy and mastectomy even after adjusting for the clinical stage of the disease. A multivariate analysis of tumor size, lymph node status, estrogen receptor status and operation method using the Cox proportion hazard model confirmed that only lymph node status was an independent prognostic factor. CONCLUSION: Breast-conserving therapy is comparable to modified radical mastectomy in overall survival and disease-free survival.     

Impact of systemic treatment on local control for patients with lymph node-negative breast cancer treated with breast-conservation therapy.

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of tamoxifen and chemotherapy on local control for breast cancer patients treated with breast-conservation therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The data from 484 breast cancer patients who were treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation were analyzed. Only patients with lymph node-negative disease were studied to provide comparative groups with a similar stage of disease and a similar competing risk for distant metastases. Actuarial local control rates of the 277 patients treated with systemic therapy (128, chemotherapy with or without tamoxifen; 149, tamoxifen alone) were compared with the rates for the 207 patients who received no systemic treatment. Only 10% of the patients had positive (2%), close (3%), or unknown margin status (5%). RESULTS: Patients treated with systemic therapy had improved 5-year (97.5% v 89.8%) and 8-year (95.6% v 85.2%) local control rates compared with those that did not receive systemic treatment (P =.004, log-rank test). There was no statistical difference in local control between patients treated with chemotherapy and patients treated with tamoxifen alone (P =.219). Systemic treatment, margin status, young patient age, estrogen and progesterone receptor status, and primary tumor size were analyzed in a Cox regression analysis. The use of systemic treatment was the most powerful predictor of local control: patients who did not receive systemic treatment had a relative risk of local recurrence of 3.3 (95% confidence interval, 1.5 to 7.5; P =.004). CONCLUSION: In this retrospective analysis, systemic therapy appears to contribute to long-term local control in patients with lymph node-negative breast cancer treated with breast-conservation therapy.     

Impact of locoregional treatment on the early-stage breast cancer patients: a retrospective analysis

Although adequate locoregional treatment improves local and regional control in early-stage breast cancer, uncertainty still exists about the role of locoregional therapy with respect to survival. To study the impact of surgery and radiotherapy on locoregional control and survival, we combined the data of three European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Breast Cancer Group trials including early-stage breast cancer patients with long-term follow-up. Risk ratios (RR) were estimated for locoregional recurrence and overall survival using Cox regression models. All analyses were adjusted for tumour size, nodal status, age, adjuvant radiotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy and trial. The combined data-set consisted of 3648 patients. The median follow-up period was 11 years. 5.9% of the patients who underwent mastectomy and 10.8% of the patients who underwent breast-conserving therapy had a locoregional recurrence (P<0.0001). The risk of death after breast-conserving therapy was similar compared with mastectomy (RR 1.07, P=0.37). Adjuvant radiotherapy after mastectomy was associated with a lower risk for locoregional recurrence (RR 0.43, P<0.001) and death (RR 0.73, P=0.001). Patients with 1-3 positive nodes benefited the most from radiotherapy after mastectomy. Breast-conserving therapy was associated with an impaired locoregional control. However, breast-conserving therapy was not associated with a worse overall survival. Adjuvant radiotherapy in mastectomised patients was associated with both a significantly superior locoregional control and overall survival. The effect of adjuvant radiotherapy was most profound in patients who had 1-3 positive nodes.     

Histological determinants for different types of local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy of invasive breast cancer. Dutch Study Group on local Recurrence after Breast Conservation (BORST)

The purpose of this study was to determine which histological factors are associated with an increased risk for local recurrence in the breast after breast-conserving therapy for early breast cancer (TNM stage I and II) and whether risk patterns vary according to menopausal status and type of local recurrence. Through complete follow-up of the patients of eight regional radiation oncology departments, two cancer institutes and one surgical clinic in The Netherlands, 360 patients were identified with local recurrence in the breast after having received breast-conserving therapy (local tumour excision, axillary dissection and irradiation of the whole breast and a boost to the tumour bed) during the 1980s. For each case, two controls with a follow-up of similar duration without local recurrence were randomly selected. Histological slides of the primary tumour were reviewed. Among premenopausal patients the risk of recurrence for those younger than 35 years was significantly higher than that for premenopausal patients of 45 years or older (relative risk (RR) 2.9; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.3-6.6, P < 0.05). The risk of recurrence at or near the site of the primary tumour was most significantly increased for patients with high grade extensive intraductal component (EIC) adjacent to the primary tumour (RR 4.1; 95% CI 1.7-9.8, P < 0.01). Microscopic margin involvement was an important risk indicator for diffuse recurrence and recurrence in the skin of the breast, especially in the presence of vascular invasion (RR 25; 95% CI 4.0-150, P < 0.001). To prevent local recurrence at or near the site of the primary tumour, local excision with a 1-2 cm margin of healthy tissue and a 15 Gy boost seemed adequate local treatment for patients with well differentiated EIC. In contrast, a wider surgical margin, a higher boost dose or mastectomy should be considered for patients with poorly differentiated EIC. Microscopic margin involvement in the presence of vascular invasion significantly increases the risk of diffuse recurrence or recurrence in the skin.     

Correlation of clinical and pathologic features with outcome in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy

: Although breast-conserving surgery followed by radiotherapy (RT) has become a standard treatment option for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, risk factors for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) in these patients remain an active area of investigation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of clinical and pathologic features on long-term outcome in a cohort of DCIS patients treated with breast-conserving surgery plus RT.

: Between 1973 and 1998, 230 patients with DCIS were treated with breast-conserving surgery plus RT at our institution. All patients were treated by local excision followed by RT to the breast to a total median tumor bed dose of 64 Gy. Adjuvant hormonal therapy was used in only 20 patients (9%). All available clinical, pathologic, and outcome data, including ipsilateral and contralateral events, were entered into a computerized database. The clinical and pathologic variables evaluated included detection method, mammographic appearance, age, family history, histologic subtype, presence of necrosis, nuclear grade, final margin status, and use of adjuvant hormonal therapy.

: As of December 15, 2000, with a median follow-up of 8.2 years, 17 patients had developed a recurrence in the ipsilateral breast, resulting in a 5- and 10-year IBTR rate of 5% and 13%, respectively. Contralateral breast cancer developed in 8 patients, resulting in a 10-year contralateral recurrence rate of 5%. Patient age, family history, histologic subtype, margin status, and tumor grade were not significantly associated with recurrence on univariate analysis. A significantly higher rate of local relapse was observed in patients with the presence of necrosis. The 10-year relapse rate was 22% in 88 patients with necrosis compared with 7% in 142 patients without necrosis (p <0.01). In multivariate analysis, the presence of necrosis remained a significant predictor of local relapse. No breast relapses occurred among the 8 patients with positive margins, and three relapses developed among 21 patients with close margins. The rate of IBTR in those with close/positive margins did not differ from the rate in those with negative or unknown margins. It is also notable that none of the 20 patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen had developed IBTR or a contralateral event to date, although the follow-up on this group was still too short to reach significance.

: In this cohort of uniformly treated patients with a relatively long follow-up, the presence of necrosis was a significant predictor of local relapse. However, positive or close margin status was not a significant predictor of local relapse. Although none of the patients receiving tamoxifen had a recurrence in the ipsilateral or contralateral breast, longer follow-up is required to assess the effect of tamoxifen on these end points.     

Aichi Cancer Center 10-year experience with conservative breast treatment of early breast cancer: retrospective analysis regarding failure patterns and factors influencing local control

Purpose: We analyzed the clinical results of conservative breast therapy in our institute to determine the risk factors influencing local and distant disease recurrence.

Methods and Materials: From 1989 to 1997, 301 breasts of 295 women with early breast cancer were treated with conservative surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. There were 212 incidences of Stage I breast cancer, and 89 of Stage II. Patients were routinely treated with local resection, axillar dissection, and 46–50 Gy irradiation given in 23–25 fractions. Some also received a radiation boost to the tumor bed.

Results: The 5-/8-year overall survival, disease-free survival, and local control rates were 93.2/91.5%, 86.0/80.6%, and 95.1/92.5%, respectively. Using both univariate and multivariate analyses, tumor volume, estrogen receptor status, and age < 40 years were significant prognostic factors for disease-free survival. Both age < 40 years and surgical method had a strong effect on local control by uni- and multivariate analysis. Surgical margin status was a significant prognostic factor for local control at the univariate level (p < 0.0001), though it had only borderline significance at the multivariate level (p = 0.08). No patient experienced severe morbidity due to radiotherapy.

Conclusion: The results obtained are comparable to previously reported data. Although the follow-up period was too short to draw definite conclusions about long-term outcomes, the outcome from conservative breast treatment was acceptable.     

Long term follow-up of women with ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving surgery: the effect of age.

BACKGROUND: Although in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in both the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and breast-conserving therapy for patients who have this disease, the optimal treatment for these patients remains controversial. Most data regarding outcomes have come from small, retrospective studies, with little data published from prospective, randomized studies. This study investigates the effects of age, postoperative breast irradiation, and other factors on local relapse free survival after breast-conserving surgery for women with DCIS in a large, single-institution series. METHODS: A review was performed of all patients with DCIS who underwent breast-conserving surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 1978 through 1990. Of the 171 cases identified, data on follow-up and radiation therapy were available for 157. All available pathology slides (132 of 157) were rereviewed to determine histologic subtype, nuclear grade, presence of necrosis, and microscopic tumor size. Sixty-five patients (41%) received postoperative radiation therapy; selection criteria evolved over the time period. The median follow-up was 74 months. RESULTS: Factors that were significantly (P< or =0.05) associated with a lower recurrence rate were older age, noncomedo subtype, lower nuclear grade, negative margins, and postoperative radiation therapy. The 6-year actuarial recurrence rate was 9.6% for patients who received postoperative radiation therapy and 20.7% for patients who had excision only (P = 0.05). Comparison of patients of ages > or =70, 40-69, and <40 years revealed a significantly lower risk of recurrence with increasing age. Actuarial 6-year local relapse rates were 10.8%, 14.0%, and 47.2%, respectively (P = 0.047). A benefit from radiation therapy was suggested for each age group. There was no statistically significant correlation between age group and any histologic factor examined. In multivariate analysis, only margin status was statistically significant (P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In addition to margin status, pathologic factors, and the use of radiation therapy, age is another factor that should be considered in assessing the risk of local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for patients with DCIS.     

乳腺癌术后局部复发因素的临床分析

目的探讨乳腺癌术后局部复发的影响因素.方法自1997年1月至2001年1月我院共收治乳腺癌患者435例.观察肿瘤自身因素和治疗因素对术后复发的影响.结果 3年复发率6.4%,总复发率7.0%.肿瘤自身因素中,患者年龄和是否绝经、病理类型和激素受体情况、原发肿瘤大小和腋窝淋巴结转移数目对术后局部复发有显著影响,而患者性别和是否有肿瘤家族史对术后局部复发无显著影响.治疗因素中,术后辅助放疗对减少局部复发有一定作用,而保乳术后局部复发率高于根治术和改良根治术.结论早期诊断、早期治疗是减少乳腺癌复发转移的有效途径,加强辅助治疗可以减少和延缓术后局部复发.     

单中心25例隐匿性乳腺癌的临床病理特征及预后分析

目的： 回顾性分析隐匿性乳腺癌(occult breast cancer，OBC )患者的资料，初步探讨其临床病理特征及影响患者预后的因素。方法：收集四川大学华西医院肿瘤中心2001年10月至2016年6月收治的25例隐匿性乳腺癌的临床病理及治疗资料，采用Kaplan Meier法计算生存率并绘制生存曲线，log rank检验及COX回归分别进行单因素及多因素生存分析。结果：本组患者5年总生存率（overall survival,OS）为57.8%。雌激素受体（estrogen receptor，ER）阳性率48%，孕激素受体（progesterone receptor，PR）阳性率52%，人表皮生长因子受体2(human epithelial growth factor receptor 2, HER2)阳性率32%。单因素分析结果显示：PR状态、放疗、内分泌治疗及远处转移是可能影响预后的因素。多因素分析结果显示远处转移是唯一影响预后的因素，降低了患者总生存率（HR=0.131；95%CI，0.020~0.835；P=0.031）。结论：隐匿性乳腺癌发病率低，诊断困难，远处转移是影响预后的重要因素。手术、化疗、放疗、内分泌治疗和靶向治疗的综合治疗是提高隐匿性乳腺癌患者生存率的重要措施。     

Local recurrence of breast cancer following surgery and radiotherapy: incidence and outcome

Local recurrence of cancer in the treated breast following breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy occurs in a minority of patients, but can represent a significant clinical problem. The impact of local relapse on the subsequent course of the disease is disputed. The aim of this retrospective review was to identify the rate and prognostic factors for breast recurrence and to determine the subsequent outcome. The case notes of 2159 patients treated between 1989 and 1992 were reviewed. Actuarial local relapse rate was 6.3% at 5 years. Factors predictive for recurrence on multivariate analysis were age (P<0.001), status of excision margins (P=0.019), and pathological UICC stage (P=0.01). One hundred and sixty-one patients developed local recurrence in the treated breast of whom 101 were treated with further surgery. The 5-year cancer-specific survival of this group was comparable with that of the patients who remained free of breast relapse (82 vs. 88%) but subsequently fell to 61 vs. 80% at 8 years (P<0.001). Sixty patients were unable to have salvage surgery; their cancer-specific survival was much worse than that of patients with operable recurrences at 33% at 5 years and 13% at 8 years. Eighty-three patients (4% of the original 2159 patients) had uncontrolled local disease at time of death or last follow-up. The prognosis of patients who developed recurrence within 2 years of their initial treatment was inferior to those who developed recurrences after 4 years (cancer-specific survival 5 years post-recurrence 23 vs. 57% P=0.008). Systemic therapy should be considered for patients with early breast recurrence in view of their inferior survival.     

Ⅰ—Ⅱ期乳腺癌保乳术后放疗的临床疗效及预后分析

目的 分析Ⅰ—Ⅱ期乳腺癌保乳术后放疗的临床疗效和预后因素。方法 回顾分析1999—2013年1376例Ⅰ、Ⅱ期(T1-2N0-1/T3N0)单侧乳腺癌保乳术后放疗的疗效。930例(67.6%)同时接受化疗,先放疗后化疗 517例,先化疗后放疗 413例。1055例(76.7%)患者接受内分泌治疗,86例(39.6%) HER-2阳性患者接受靶向治疗。用Kaplan-Meier计算生存率并Logrank法单因素分析,Cox法多因素分析。结果 中位随访55个月,10年样本量 90例。全组5、10年OS率分别为98.6%和91.5%,DFS率分别为94.6%和82.8%。多因素分析显示年龄(P=0.016)、T分期(P=0.006)、N分期(P=0.004)、脉管癌栓(P=0.038)和放疗距手术时间(P=0.048)是DFS独立预后因素。保乳术后单纯放疗组多因素分析显示,N分期(P=0.044)和ER水平(P=0.026)是DFS独立预后因素。结论 Ⅰ—Ⅱ期乳腺癌保乳术后以放疗为主的综合治疗模式临床疗效满意。影响DFS率的因素包括年龄、T分期、N分期、脉管癌栓和放疗距手术时间。保乳术后单纯放疗组的DFS率和N分期与ER水平有关。     

Local and systemic outcomes in DCIS based on tumor and patient characteristics: the radiation oncologist's perspective

Four randomized clinical trials have shown unanimously the benefit of 50 Gy whole-breast radiotherapy in breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The risk of both DCIS and invasive local recurrence is reduced with about 50%, and this effect is similar for all clinical and histological subgroups analyzed. Younger age and involved margin status are the most important factors for an increased risk of local recurrence. In these subgroups, even with radiotherapy, the observed local recurrence rates are more than 20% at 10 years, which is considerably higher than reported local recurrence rates after BCT for invasive breast cancer. The optimal radiotherapy dose in BCT for DCIS has yet to be established. Also, at present, a subgroup of lesions in which the recurrence rate is so low that radiotherapy can be safely omitted has not yet been identified.     

Margin status and the risk of local recurrence after breast-conserving treatment of lobular breast cancer

Background Invasive lobular breast carcinoma is known for its multicentricity and is associated with a higher incidence of incomplete excision after breast-conserving therapy. The aim of the study was to examine the influence of positive surgical margins on the local recurrence rate in patients diagnosed with invasive lobular cancer and treated with breast-conserving therapy. Methods All 416 women diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer and undergoing breast-conserving treatment between 1995 and 2002 were selected from the population-based Eindhoven Cancer Registry. Their medical charts were reviewed and detailed information was collected. Results The risk of margin involvement was 29% after the first operation and 17% when taking into account the final margin status of the patients undergoing re-excision. During follow-up, 18 patients developed a local recurrence. The 5 year actuarial risk of developing a local recurrence was 3.5% (95% confidence interval 2.5–4.5) and the 8 year risk was 6.4% (95% confidence interval 4.7–8.0). There was no influence of positive surgical margins on the risk of local recurrence, neither in the univariate analysis nor after adjustment for age, tumour size, nodal status and adjuvant systemic treatment. Conclusion Patients with invasive lobular cancer, treated with breast-conservation, have a low risk of local recurrence, despite their high risk of having a microscopically incomplete excision of the tumour.     

Results of Breast-Conserving Therapy for Ductal Carcinomain situ: The Kyoto University Experiences

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of breast-conserving therapy (BCT), defined as the combination of breast-conserving surgery with axillary dissection and definitive radiation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). METHODS: Between November 1987 and March 1998, 33 patients with DCIS undergoing BCT at our hospital were examined. The mean age was 48. All patients underwent quadrantectomy or wide excision as well as axillary dissection. Radiation therapy consisted of 50 Gy to the ipsilateral whole breast. Boost irradiation of 10 Gy was given to 15 patients with close or positive margins. Nearly all patients received adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil or its derivatives and adjuvant endocrine therapy with tamoxifen for 2 years. RESULTS: The minimum and median follow-up periods were 32 and 80 months, respectively. All patients but one were followed. Only one patient had a non-invasive local recurrence, 23 months after her operation. This patient was salvaged with simple mastectomy. Her prognostic index score was 8. The five-year local control rate was 97%. No serious acute or late complications were noted. CONCLUSION: The results of this retrospective study substantiate favorable data and appear to confirm the efficacy and reasonable local recurrence rate of BCT for the treatment of DCIS.     

216例女性乳腺癌保乳手术及综合治疗的临床分析

Objective:To explore the therapeutic effect and associated techniques of breast-conserving therapy on patients with clinical stage Ⅰand stage Ⅱ breasl cancer.Methods:216 female patients with breast cancer underwent breast-conserving therapy from December 1993 to October 2004.Their data were analyzed retrospectively.The breast-conserving therapy consisted of lumpectomy or quadrant removal of the breast,postoperative radiotherapy.chemotherapy and endocrine therapy.of them.209 patients underwent axillary lymph node dissection.Results:There were no operative complications.216patients were followed-up 3 to 147 months.the medial follow-up time was 78 months.The local recurrence rate was 1.85%.Two patients died and one of them was not related with breast cancer.Presence or absence of fibrosis,shape of breast,asymmetry,pigmentation and handle were taken into consideration for cosmetic evaluation by the patients and experienced breast surgeon.Breasts were scored cosmetically asexcellent and good in 199 patients.the rate of satisfactory was92.13%.Conclusion:Breast-conserving therapy for early breast cancer is a safe and effective therapy.It has less trauma and less complications and can also raise the quality of life in the patients.But we must obey the strict indications and reasonable techniques.     

Inflammatory local recurrence after breast-conservation therapy for noninflammatory breast cancer

Inflammatory local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy for noninflammatory breast cancer is uncommon and carries a poor prognosis. Over a 5-year period, 7 such cases were treated at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center. The characteristics of these 7 patients were compiled and are reviewed along with a discussion of inflammatory recurrence. Tumor size, location, histologic type, grade, stage, margin status, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), estrogen receptor (ER) status, progesterone receptor (PgR) status, adjuvant therapy, and/or radiation therapy at the time of primary treatment and at recurrence were analyzed. The median survival time was 79 months (range, 26-130 months) for patients initially ER-positive, compared with 23 months (range, 0-67 months) for initially ER-negative patients. The median survival for patients without lymph node involvement was 78 months (range, 26-130 months) compared with 41 months (range, 0-79 months) for those with nodal metastases. Survival time in this series of inflammatory local recurrences correlated with the ER status and lymph node involvement of the primary lesion. The optimal management for inflammatory local recurrence is a multimodality approach combining preoperative chemotherapy and surgery.     

Breast-conserving surgery and combined therapy for women breast cancer： a report of 216 cases

Objective： To explore the therapeutic effect and associated techniques of breast-conserving therapy on patients with clinical stage Ⅰ and stage Ⅱ breast cancer. Methods： 216 female patients with breast cancer underwent breast-conserving therapy from December 1993 to October 2004. Their data were analyzed retrospectively. The breast-conserving therapy consisted of lumpectomy or quadrant removal of the breast, postoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy and endocrine therapy. Of them, 209 patients underwent axillary lymph node dissection. Results： There were no operative complications. 216 patients were followed-up 3 to 147 months, the medial follow-up time was 78 months. The local recurrence rate was 1.85%. Two patients died and one of them was not related with breast cancer. Presence or absence of fibrosis, shape of breast, asymmetry, pigmentation and handle were taken into consideration for cosmetic evaluation by the patients and experienced breast surgeon. Breasts were scored cosmetically as excellent and good in 199 patients, the rate of satisfactory was 92.13%. Conclusion： Breast-conserving therapy for early breast cancer is e safe end effective therapy. It has less trauma end less complications and can also raise the quality of life in the patients. But we must obey the strict indications and reasonable techniques.