TITLE:
Is Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy Indicated in Patients with Close or Positive Margins?
AUTHORS:
Michelle L. Bryan, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Doris R. Brown, Marissa M. Howard-McNatt
KEYWORDS:
Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Breast Cancer Research,
Vol.5 No.2,
April
8,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: The indications for Post Mastectomy Radiation Therapy (PMRT)
for positive or close margins are unclear. We examined the indications for PMRT
in mastectomy patients with close or positive margins and determined patterns
for relapse and survival. Methods: The pathology reports of 610 patients
treated with a mastectomy from 1999-2012 were reviewed. Of these, 72 patients
had a positive or