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Table 2 The change in the surgical procedures over the three periods

From: Temporal trends in the surgical outcomes of patients with breast cancer

 

1980 to 1989, n = 133

1990 to 1999, n = 176

2000 to 2009, n = 234

Extended radical mastectomy1

6 (4.5)

4 ( 2.3)

0

Halsted’s radical mastectomy

54 (40.6)

15 ( 8.5)

1 ( 0.4)

Modified radical mastectomy2

72 (54.1)

125 (71.0)

148 (63.2)

Simple mastectomy

1 (0.7)

10 ( 5.7)

1 ( 0.4)

Breast-conserving surgery

0

22 (12.5)

84 (35.9)

  1. 1Radical mastectomy with intrapleural en bloc resection of the internal mammary lymph node by sternal splitting.
  2. 2Mastectomy preserving the pectoral muscle.