[Criteria for selecting patients with breast cancer for organ-saving operations]

The study discusses the results of treatment of 597 cases of stage I-IIa breast cancer who underwent either mastectomy after Halsted, Patey or Pirogov (434 patients), or organ-saving radical resection of the breast (163). The analysis of the data identified biologic, morphologic, psychologic and anthropometric criteria as well as laboratory tests which may serve as criteria for selecting candidates for organ-saving surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. In a group of patients who met the criteria, sparing surgery yielded good results in terms of five-year survival rate (88.9%) and degree of socio-occupational rehabilitation.