Efficacy and safety of breast-conserving therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ

Abstract

Objective To explore the efficacy of breast-conserving therapy of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS),and to evaluate its safety.Methods 54 patients with DCIS receiving breast-conserving therapy(the experimental group) and 49 patients with DCIS treated with mastectomy(the control group) in the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College from Mar.2010 to Mar.2013 were retrospectively analyzed.The follow-up results of the 2 groups were analyzed in terms of the local recurrence,distant metastasis and the 3-year diseasefree survival(DFS).The efficacy and safety of breast-conserving treatment were evaluated.Results All patients were followed up for 5 months to 39 months,with the average of(22.3 ± 8.5) months.No local recurrence happened in the experimental group.There was 1 case of chest wall recurrence in the control group.One case in the experimental group and 2 cases in the control group had distant metastasis.DFS rate in the 2 groups was 100％ and 95.9％ relatively.No statistically significant difference was found between the 2 group in terms of the above items (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion For DCIS patients,the difference between breast-conserving therapy and mastectomy surgery in the rate of local recurrence and distant metastasis was not significant.Breast-conserving therapy is safe for DCIS patients and should be further promoted. Key words: Ductal carcinoma in situ; Breast-conserving therapy; Mastectomy; Local recurrence ; Distant metastasis