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The mammographic features of the postlumpectomy, postirradiation breast.
Harris KM, Costa-Greco MA, Baratz AB, Britton CA, Ilkhanipour ZS, Ganott MA.
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pennsylvania.
Radiographics. 1989 Mar;9(2):253-68
Lumpectomy with radiation therapy is becoming widely accepted as an alternative treatment for breast carcinoma in place of radical mastectomy. This article illustrates the spectrum of mammographic changes seen at various intervals after lumpectomy with irradiation to help the mammographer distinguish postoperative scar from a recurrent carcinoma.
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Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pennsylvania.
Radiographics. 1989 Mar;9(2):253-68
Lumpectomy with radiation therapy is becoming widely accepted as an alternative treatment for breast carcinoma in place of radical mastectomy. This article illustrates the spectrum of mammographic changes seen at various intervals after lumpectomy with irradiation to help the mammographer distinguish postoperative scar from a recurrent carcinoma.
Posted via PubMed for educational and discussion purposes only.
Link to PubMed Reference
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