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Breast Cancer Therapy
Fat necrosis is common after breast-conserving surgery
December 15th, 2005
Fat necrosis is common after breast conserving surgery, but was not related to accelerated partial-breast irradiation with multicatheter implants. Scientists in Germany conducted a study "to investigate the incidence of fat necrosis, breast tissue fibrosis, and breast pain after conserving surgery and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI, group A), whole-breast external-beam irradiation (EBRT, group B), or EBRT combined with an interstitial boost (EBIB, group C) in women with breast cancer." O.J. Ott and colleagues wrote, "85 patients who received breast-conserving therapy from 02/2000 to 03/2002 were analyzed. 30 patients received EBRT, 33...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-15)
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