Ductal Carcinoma In Situ With Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-Term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation
Parikh RR, Haffty BG, Lannin D, Moran MS. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ With Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-Term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 82: 7-13. PMID: 20950955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant relapse-free survivalLocal-regional relapseClinical-pathologic featuresRelapse-free survivalBreast conservation therapyLong-term outcomesOverall survivalAxillary evaluationAxillary metastasesIndependent predictorsDuctal carcinomaCox proportional hazards analysisPresence of microinvasionSurgical axillary evaluationAdjuvant hormonal therapyProportional hazards analysisHormonal therapyAggressive treatmentDistant failureMargin statusSurgical evaluationConservation therapyPrognostic implicationsMean ageUnivariate analysis