[Local recurrence based on size after conservative surgery in breast cancer stage T1-T2. A population-based study]

Cir Cir. 2014 May-Jun;82(3):252-61.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Background: Conservative surgery can be regarded as the standard treatment for most early stage breast tumors. However, a minority of patients treated with conservative surgery will present local or locoregional recurrence. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the possible factors associated with this recurrence.

Methods: A population-based retrospective study using data from the Tumor Registry of Castellón (Valencia, Spain) of patients operated on for primary nonmetastatic breast cancer between January 2000 and December 2008 was designed. Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank test to estimate 5-year local recurrence were used. Two groups of patients were defined, one with conservative surgery and another with nonconservative surgery. Cox multivariate analysis was conducted.

Results: The total number of patients was 410. Average local recurrence was 6.8%. In univariate analysis, only tumor size and lymph node involvement showed significant differences. On multivariate analysis, independent prognostic factors were conservative surgery (hazard ratio [HR] 4.62; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12-16.82), number of positive lymph nodes (HR 1.07; 95% CI: 1.01-1.17) and tumor size (in mm) (HR 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01-1.06).

Conclusions: Local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery is higher in tumors >2 cm. Although tumor size should not be a contraindication for conservative surgery, it should be a risk factor to be considered.

Antecedentes: la cirugía conservadora es un patrón de referencia del tratamiento de la mayor parte de los tumores mamarios en estadios iniciales. Sin embargo, una minoría de pacientes intervenidas con esta opción tendrá recurrencia local o locorregional. Por ello resulta de interés evaluar los posibles factores relacionados con esta recurrencia. Material y métodos: estudio retrospectivo, con base poblacional, efectuado con base en los datos del Registro de Tumores de Castellón (Comunidad Valenciana, España) de pacientes intervenidas de cáncer primario de mama no metastático de enero de 2000 a diciembre de 2008. Se utilizaron las curvas de Kaplan-Meier y la prueba de log-rank para estimar la recurrencia local a cinco años. Se definieron dos grupos de pacientes, uno con cirugía conservadora y otro con cirugía no conservadora de la mama. Se realizó un estudio multivariado de Cox. Resultados: se encontraron 410 pacientes con promedio de 6.8% de recurrencias locales. En el análisis univariado sólo el tamaño tumoral y la afectación ganglionar demostraron diferencias significativas. En el análisis multivariado los factores pronóstico independientes fueron: la cirugía conservadora (Hazard ratio [HR] 4.62; IC [intervalo de confianza] 95% 1.12-16.82), el número de ganglios linfáticos positivos (HR 1.07; IC 95% 1.01-1.17) y el tamaño del tumor en milímetros (HR 1.02; IC 95% 1.01-1.06). Conclusiones: la recurrencia local postcirugía conservadora de mama es mayor en tumores de más de 2 cm. Aunque el tamaño del tumor no debería ser una contraindicación para esta cirugía sí deben tomarse en cuenta como un factor de riesgo.

Keywords: Cancer, breast; cirugía conservadora; conservative surgery; cáncer, mama; recidiva; recurrence.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Carcinoma / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Carcinoma / surgery*
  • Carcinoma / therapy
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Estrogens
  • Female
  • Genes, erbB-2
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Mastectomy, Segmental / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / epidemiology*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / surgery
  • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / therapy
  • Progesterone
  • Prognosis
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Registries / statistics & numerical data
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tumor Burden

Substances

  • Estrogens
  • Progesterone