[Frequency of local recidivism in breast carcinoma]

Frequency of local recidivation in carcinoma of the female breast represents a good parameter for the success of primary surgical treatment. A comparative study on nonselected patients of the Chir. Univ.-Klinik Tübingen showed, that local relapse of breast cancer did not increase after a conservative surgery due to different stages of carcinoma if: 1. the safety distance to the tumor was sufficient, 2. postoperative irradiation had been applied in megavolt technique. According to our results and regarding the 10-year-survival rate as well as the rate of local recidivation it does not seem imperative any longer to see a rigid indication for radical mastectomy.