Clinical Study
Early Invasive Cancer and Partial Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy of the Breast: Experience of the Jules Bordet Institute
| | | At latest follow-up examination (min 7 months) |
| | Grade 0 (no effects) | 124 (62%) | | Grade 1 | | | Minimal asymmetry | 61 (30.5%) | | Minimal edema | — | | Mild* discoloration at site | — | | Mild* dimpling/local contour change | — | | Mild* scar prominence | — | | Grade 2 | | | Asymmetry (≤1/3 of the gland) | 11 (5.5%) | | Edema (≤1/2 of the gland) | — | Discoloration at site
(≤1/3 of the gland) | — | Dimpling/local contour change
(≤1/3 of the gland) | — | Scar prominence
(moderate, thickened, or raised) | — | | Grade 3 | | | Asymmetry (>1/3 of the gland) | 4 (2%) | | Edema (>1/2 of the gland) | — | Discoloration at site
(>1/3 of the gland) | — | Dimpling/local contour change
(>1/3 of the gland) | — | | Scar prominence (severe) | — |
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Notable only with close inspection.
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