Factors that are Effective in Surgery Preferences of Patients Diagnosed with Breast Cancer who are Admitted to Radiation Oncology Clinics

Abstract

OBJECTIVEIn this study, the factors affecting the choice of treatment were investigated in patients diagnosed withbreast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy.METHODSFactors that may be effective in surgical choice were aimed to be determined by retrospectively examining patient files regarding age, pathological type, diameter and lateralization of the tumor, number oflymph nodes in the axilla, estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER and PR), c-erbB-2 status, the place ofresidence, center of operation and distribution of patients according to years. The relationships amongthe data in this study were examined using statistical methods.RESULTSThe mean age of the patients was 52.06±11.91 (age range: 28–86). Tumor lateralization was the right sidein 44.4% of the patients and the left side in 55.6% of the patients. There were significantly more modified radical mastectomy (MRM) surgeries in the cases with left-sided lateralization and more breastconserving surgeries (BCS) in the patients with right-sided lateralization (p=0.001). Significantly moreBCSs were found to be performed when the tumor diameter was less than 2.5 cm, and more MRMswere performed as the nodal stage increased (p=0.000, p