Breast Cancer (Diagnosis)
Mammographic Findings of Recurrent Breast Cancer after Lumpectomy and Radiation Therapy: Comparison with the Primary Tumor
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 8th, 1996
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 81st Scientific Assembly of the Radiological Association of North America, held November 26 - December 1, in Chicago, Illinois, "Purpose: To compare the mammographic findings of recurrent breast cancer with those of the primary tumor in patients treated with lumpectomy and radiation therapy. Materials and Methods: Twenty-three patients with recurrent breast cancer after lumpectomy and radiation therapy underwent mammography dating to both the time of the primary cancer (7 xeromammograms, 12 screen-film, and 4 reports) and tumor recurrence (all screenfilm). The 2 sets of mammograms were compared and scored as...
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