In absence of randomized evidence to support safety of conservative surgery (BCT) in locally advanced breast cancer (LABC), we analyzed a cohort of 664 women with LABC treated during January 1998 to December 2002 at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Breast Service, Breast Group, Tata Memorial Hospital, Surgical Oncology, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 012, India. vparmar@vsnl.net
