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A Clinical Study

Alfred C. Meyer, MD; Simmons S. Smith, MD; Meredith Potter, MA, SpA

Arch Surg. 1978;113(4):364-367.

Abstract
• An analysis of 1,686 surgically treated carcinomas of the breast in one community showed no statistically significant differences in five-and ten-year survival for simple, modified radical, or radical mastectomy. Further confirmation was obtained by computation of relative survival which in addition showed that older women more nearly approach normal life expectancy than younger ones.

Bilaterality was found to be a decreasing function of age. Patients with medial and lateral tumors did not have significantly different rates of survival or sites of distant metastases.

(Arch Surg 113:364-367, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Rockford School of Medicine (Drs Meyer and Smith), and Rockford College (Ms Potter), Rockford, Ill.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 12, 1977.

Read before the 85th annual meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Las Vegas, Nov 14, 1977.

Reprint requests to 2300 N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 61101 (Dr Meyer).