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In Japan, cylindrical excisions are commonly performed in partial mastectomies for breast-conserving therapy, as opposed to the typical lumpectomies. Hence, when implementing Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) with the use of SAVI, a multi-lumen single catheter for partial breast irradiation with brachytherapy, discrepancies were noted between the shape of the excision cavity and the SAVI. Our institution reexamined the correlation between the form of the excision cavity and the shape of SAVI in instances of APBI that utilized post-operative SAVI insertion.

Source: Brachytherapy - September 1, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Takashi Kawanaka, Chisato Tonoiso, Akiko Kubo, HItoshi Ikushima, Masafumi Harada Source Type: research