A preliminary prediction model for potentially guiding patient choices between breast conserving surgery and mastectomy in early breast cancer patients; a Dutch experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15296264 |
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| Authors | Elvira L Vos (0000-0001-8468-4363, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, corresponding author), Elvira Vos, Linetta B Koppert (0000-0003-1944-6777, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute), Linetta Koppert, Winnifred van Lankeren (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Cornelis Verhoef (0000-0001-9980-8613, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute), Bas Groot Koerkamp (0000-0003-1917-6973, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute), M G Myriam Hunink (0000-0002-2942-2798, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Myriam Hunink |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 545-553 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quality of Life Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0962-9343 • E-ISSN: 1573-2649 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11136-017-1740-0 |
| PMID | 29147887 |
| OpenAlex | W2769011748 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
BCS results in superior QoL in patients with tumors in the upper breast quadrants or centrally and a tumor/breast volume ratio below 15. MST results in superior QoL in patients with tumors in the lower breast quadrants and a tumor/breast volume ratio above 4
Breast cancer · Breast-conserving surgery · Cancer · Cosmesis · Mastectomy · Quadrant (abdomen · Quality of life (healthcare · Breast Cancer Treatment Studies · Breast Implant and Reconstruction · Cancer survivorship and care · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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