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From: Re-surgery and chest wall re-irradiation for recurrent breast cancer - a second curative approach

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Impact of treatment- and tumour-related parameters on overall survival. Overall survival was significantly influenced by surgery of recurrence (a) and resection margin (b). R0-resection led to prolonged overall survival in contrast to patients with gross residual disease (80% vs. 29%, p = 0.04). Furthermore, time to first recurrence less than two years was associated with a significant detrimental effect on overall survival (c). A trend to prolonged overall survival was detected in patients without nodal involvement at initial diagnosis of breast cancer (d). All parameters were calculated from time of re-irradiation for recurrence.

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