Diagnosis and Local Management of Breast Cancer: Part II

Abstract

This is the second of a two-part conference report and covers the other main themes of the Second Kyoto Breast Cancer Consensus Conference (KBCCC) including ductal carcinoma in situ, sentinel lymph node biopsy and therapeutic algorithms for local management of breast cancer. Once again, this report emphasizes conclusions from the consensus sessions that were a key feature of the KBCCC.

Keywords:

• breast cancer
• DCIS
• MRI
• neoadjuvant therapy
• PET
• sentinel node

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