Cancers, Vol. 16, Pages 1198: Does Breast Surgery Type Alter Incidental Axillary Irradiation? A Dosimetric Analysis of the & ldquo;Sentinel Envahi et Randomisation du Curage & rdquo; SERC Trial

Conclusions. On the Berg level 1, PMRT gives a dose at least equivalent to the one given by post-breast-conserving surgery radiotherapy, making it possible to limit completion axillary lymph node dissections in select pN1a patients treated with a mastectomy. Modern radiotherapy techniques like VMAT tend to increase this incidental dose.

Source: Cancers - March 19, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Camille Nicolas Claire Petit Agn ès Tallet Jean-Marie Boher Leonel Varela Cagetti Veronique Favrel Laurence Gonzague Casabianca Morgan Guenole Hugues Mailleux Julien Darreon Marie Bannier Monique Cohen Laura Sabiani Camille Tallet Charlene Teyssandier An Tags: Article Source Type: research