Scar formation after breast-conserving surgery for cancer. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Breast Cancer Group.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
A study of surgery for breast cancer was performed to examine the influence of haematoma formation and radiotherapy on the development of mammographically detected scars. Fifty-nine women undergoing lumpectomy and radiotherapy were studied. Sixteen had mammographic scars 12 months after surgery. There was a correlation between postoperative haematoma formation and scarring (P = 0.03) but not between tumour size and scarring. The type of radiation therapy did not influence scar formation.
Medical subject headings
- Breast
- Breast Neoplasms
- Cicatrix