Surgical management of primary breast sarcoma / Discussion

From: The American Surgeon | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: Castillo, Manuel H; Et al; Franceschi, Dido; Sundaram, Magesh; Shabahang, Mohsen | Copyright information

Primary sarcoma constitutes less than one per cent of breast malignancies. A retrospective review of this disease at our institution was undertaken to assess the effect of different treatment modalities on outcome. Over a 24-year period 28 patients were identified. Follow-up ranged from one to 228 months. Partial mastectomy was done in seven patients, whereas ten underwent total mastectomy and nine had modified radical mastectomy. Two refused surgery. All margins of resection were negative. I...

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