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Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk After Mastectomy (simple)

Risk Factors
Grade of tumor

I (6 points)

 II (12 points)

 III (18 points)
Lymph nodes

Negative (6 points)

 Positive (12 points)
Lymphatic or vascular invasion

None (4 points)

 Present (8 points)

Total Criteria Point Count:

     


 
Recurrence Risk

In this study, 23% of all patients developed a local recurrence.

References

  1. O'Rourke S, Galea MH, Morgan D, et. al. Local recurrence after simple mastectomy. Br J Surg. 1994 Mar;81(3):386-389.

  2. MedCalc CrossRef: Gail Model (1999 paper)

  3. MedCalc CrossRef: Gail Model (1989 paper)

 

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