DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU OF THE BREAST: PRESENT AND FUTURE
โ Scribed by Colin Furnival
- Book ID
- 108995108
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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Background. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the male breast is an uncommon disease, accounting for approximately 7% of all male breast carcinomas. Compared with invasive carcinomas of the breast, the prognosis associated with DCIS in men is excellent; however, clinical features, pathology, and tr
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) now accounts for 20-30% of all newly diagnosed breast cancers in centers which use mammographic surveillance as a standard part of the examination. The majority of these DCIS lesions, at least in the United States, are of very limited size, with mean estimated extents
## Abstract Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is increasing in frequency, primarily because of the increasing use of routine screening mammography. The management of DCIS has become one of the more controversial aspects in the treatment of breast cancer. Although total mastectomy provides local contr