| Literature DB >> 22619643 |
Birgitte V Offersen1, Hans-Jürgen Brodersen, Mette M Nielsen, Jens Overgaard, Marie Overgaard.
Abstract
The indication for adjuvant postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) in breast cancer patients with small tumors and 1-3 macrometastases in the axilla remains a controversial issue, despite the recommendation that PMRT should be applied in these patients in the most recent overview by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group. In this report, we discuss the available data on the benefit from PMRT in patients diagnosed with N1 breast cancer. Based on this, we recommend adjuvant PMRT to the chest wall and regional lymph nodes in patients diagnosed with early node-positive breast cancer.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 22619643 PMCID: PMC3357155 DOI: 10.1159/000333250
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Breast Care (Basel) ISSN: 1661-3791 Impact factor: 2.860