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Breast-Conserving SurgeryAka: Conservative Breast Surgery, Breast Lumpectomy with Radiation, Breast Lumpectomy

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  1. Indications: Localized Breast Cancer
    1. Considered optimal therapy for early Breast Cancer
    2. Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer
      1. Tumor not fixed to overlying skin
      2. Tumor not fixed to underlying muscle
    3. Lymph node involvement is not a contraindication
      1. Lymph nodes must not be fixed to other lymph nodes
      2. Lymph nodes must not be fixed to surrounding tissue
    4. Invasive ductal and lobular cancer not contraindication
      1. Tumor must not be diffuse
      2. Requires that negative surgical margins are achieved
  2. Contraindications
    1. Absolute
      1. Two or more primary tumors in different quadrants
      2. Associated diffuse suspicious microcalcifications
      3. Previous breast irradiation
      4. Pregnancy (unless near estimated delivery date)
    2. Relative (due to resulting cosmetic result)
      1. Collagen vascular disease (poor vascular supply)
      2. Large tumor in small breast
  3. Protocol in Breast Cancer
    1. Tumor localization
      1. Biopsy of suspected tumor site
        1. Stereotactic needle biopsy or
        2. Needle localization Excisional Biopsy
      2. Axillary node examination
        1. Sentinel lymph node biopsy or
        2. Axillary node dissection
    2. Conservative Breast Surgery
      1. Complete tumor excision with negative margins
    3. Breast Radiation Therapy
      1. Follows all cases of Conservative Breast Surgery
      2. Radiation therapy starts 2-4 weeks after surgery
      3. Timing: 5 days per week for 6 weeks
      4. Radiation exposure
        1. Entire breast: 5000 cGy
        2. Tumor site: 1500 cGy (in addition to 5000 cGy)
  4. Efficacy
    1. Survival outcomes same as for Mastectomy in early cases
    2. High recurrence rate unless radiation follows surgery
    3. References
      1. Fisher (2002) N Engl J Med 347:1233
      2. Fisher (1995) N Engl J Med 333:1456
      3. Winchester (1998) CA Cancer J Clin 48:83
  5. Advantages over Mastectomy
    1. Improved body image and higher treatment satisfaction
    2. No greater fear of recurrence compared with Mastectomy
    3. Lower rates of Major Depression, anxiety and Insomnia
    4. References
      1. Curran (1998) Eur J Cancer 34:307
  6. Complications
    1. Positive tissue margins after conservative surgery
      1. Requires modified radical Mastectomy
    2. Local recurrence (5-12% of cases)
      1. Treated with Mastectomy
    3. Breast radiation changes (e.g. skin thickening)
    4. Wound infection, seroma or hematoma (<5% of cases)
  7. References
    1. Abeloff (2000) Clinical Oncology, p. 2094-5
    2. Townsend (2001) Sabiston Surgery, p. 576-7
    3. Apantaku (2002) Am Fam Physician 66(12):2271
    4. Chung (2002) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 29(1):173

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