Outcomes of Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Experience from a Multidisciplinary Breast Oncology Program

ConclusionsIORT is a safe and effective alternative to whole breast radiotherapy, and serves as a suitable alternative to completion mastectomy in locally recurrent breast cancer.Summary for the table of contentsA multidisciplinary breast cancer center experience of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in early stage breast cancer patients. Single high dose IORT was implemented in lieu of prolonged daily whole breast radiation as part of breast conserving therapy. IORT was found to be safe and effective alternative to WBRT in select early stage breast cancer patients.
Source: The American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research