Accelerated partial breast irradiation using multicatheter brachytherapy for select early-stage breast cancer: local control and toxicity

Table 2 Characteristic of the patients with local recurrence

No	Age	Pathology	Tumor size (cm)	pN	ER	PR	RM	Radiation therapy	Systemic therapy	Failure	Time to failure (mo)	Salvage surgery	Follow-up after salvage surgery (mo)
1	52	DCIS	1.8	0	+	-	Close	34 Gy	TAM	TR/MM	33	BCS	21
2	42	IDC	2.2	0	+	+	Close	34 Gy	CMF/TAM	TR/MM	40	MRM	13

Abbreviation: pN = pathological nodal classification; ER = estrogen receptor; PR = progesterone receptor; RM = resection margin; DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ; IDC = invasive ductal carcinoma; TAM = tamoxifen; CMF = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil; TR/MM = true recurrence/marginal miss; BCS = breast-conserving surgery; MRM = modified radical mastectomy.

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