Effectiveness of routine follow-up in the detection of contralateral breast cancer in young women with early breast cancer.
Eur J Surg Oncol
; 39(11): 1186-91, 2013 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of routine follow-up to detect contralateral breast cancer (CBC) in young women.METHODS:
We used the data of the population-based Eindhoven Cancer Registry, which covers the southern part of the Netherlands. Between 1988 and 2005, 1451 women aged ≤ 40 years were treated for early-stage breast cancer with breast-conserving treatment or mastectomy.RESULTS:
Of the 94 patients who developed CBC 17 had an in situ carcinoma. Fifty-seven CBCs (61%) were diagnosed more than 5 years after the primary tumour. Forty-two CBCs (45%) were detected during routine follow-up visits, while 52 (55%) presented between two visits. Of the CBC diagnosed between two visits, only 27 (60%) were visible on mammography. Of the invasive CBCs more than 25% was larger than 2 cm in diameter and in 34% positive axillary lymph nodes were found.CONCLUSIONS:
These figures indicate that routine follow-up does not guarantee early detection of CBC in young women with breast cancer.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Carcinoma in Situ
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
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Linfonodos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article