Patterns of relapse and risk for new malignancies following partial breast re-irradiation

摘要

Purpose Repeat irradiation of the breast is not commonly used. However, among patients with prior history of breast or mantle irradiation who refuse to undergo a mastectomy, treatment of localized breast cancer (BC) has included lumpectomy + re-irradiation. This paper is an update on our experience with lumpectomy and re-irradiation for localized BC with a focus on patterns of relapse.