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Mammography after conservative therapy for breast cancer

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One hundred and seventy-five patients who received conservative therapy for breast cancer were followed regularly by mammography. Localised changes due to limited surgery, as well as more generalised changes caused by irradiation, demonstrated a chronological course during the follow-up. This course was uncomplicated in 75% of our patients. Of the cases, 18% were complicated by an incomplete primary biopsy, a contralateral carcinoma, peripheral metastases or a cancer-related death. In the remaining 7%, an intramammary recurrence occurred ipsilaterally. More than half of these recurrences were diagnosed within 2 years after therapy, and therefore were probably caused by inadequate therapy of the primary cancer.

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  1. Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Groβhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistraβe 15, D-81377, Munich, Germany

    M. Kessler, R. Westhaus & Th. Wendt

  2. Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Groβhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistraβe 15, D-81377, Munich, Germany

    H. Bohmert

  3. Gynäkologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Groβhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistraβe 15, D-81377, Munich, Germany

    M. Untch

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Kessler, M., Westhaus, R., Bohmert, H. et al. Mammography after conservative therapy for breast cancer. Eur. Radiol. 3, 419–428 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00221418

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