Cosmetic Outcome after Interstitial Brachytherapy Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Is Related to the Location of the Lumpectomy Cavity

Cosmetic outcome after breast conservation therapy for breast cancer is a major outcome measure of importance. Strict criteria for excellent (E), good (G), fair (F), and poor (P) grades have been established, and many investigators group these scores as “acceptable” if they are G or E, and “unacceptable” if they are F or P. In order to evaluate the influence of tumor location on cosmetic outcome after accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIB), we scored cosmesis for all patients who had at least 2 years of follow-up by the quadrant of the breast of the lumpectomy cavity.

Source: Brachytherapy - April 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Linda A. Smith, Breast Surgeon, Robert R. Kuske, Radiation Oncologist Source Type: research