Surgical conservation planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and operable stage III breast carcinoma
Kuerer H, Singletary S, Buzdar A, Ames F, Valero V, Buchholz T, Ross M, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Hunt K. Surgical conservation planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and operable stage III breast carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgery 2001, 182: 601-608. PMID: 11839324, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00793-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal-regional recurrence rateOperable breast cancerPrimary tumorBreast cancerTumor downstagingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyResidual carcinomaRecurrence rateStage III breast carcinomaStage IIComplete clinical responseCycles of chemotherapyMedian tumor sizeAxillary node dissectionBreast conservation surgeryNode dissectionClinical responseProspective trialSurgical resectionPalpable massSegmental resectionAdequate resectionPathologic examinationTumor sizeLarge tumors