Trends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers
Vaz-Luis I, Hughes ME, Cronin A, Rugo HS, Edge SB, Moy B, Theriault RL, Hassett MJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Trends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 155: 569-578. PMID: 26868124, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3707-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of mastectomyBreast cancer patientsInitial mastectomyBilateral mastectomyBreast cancerDefinitive surgeryInitial surgeryCancer patientsNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersSmall node-negative breast cancersStage I breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancerStage I breast cancerRisk breast cancerSubstantial institutional variationProportion of patientsProspective cohort studyUS academic centersI breast cancerType of surgeryLonger median timeChoice of surgeryEquivalent survival outcomesSignificant institutional variation