ABSTRACT: Evaluation of outcome after breast conservation therapy (BCT) in patients with stage I and II tubular, mucinous and medullary breast carcinoma Purpose/Objective: To evaluate the outcome of patients with early-stage tubular, mucinous and medullary breast carcinoma following BCT and to compare their results to those of patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC). Conclusions: No significant difference in the pattern of failure was found among the four histologic groups, although the analysis was limited by small patient numbers. However, there was a higher, although statistically nonsignificant, long-term rate of NED survival in medullary, mucinous and tubular patients than in IDC patients (60-64% vs 47%). The lack of distant failure in the tubular cohort coupled with a high rate of second malignancy or death from other causes reinforces the observation that the tubular histology confers a favorable breast cancer prognosis. [11/08/2002; International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics] Eur J Cancer Suppl Vol 2, No 3 P 84 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.