Research Article

Survival Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Therapy versus Mastectomy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Including Centrally Located Breast Cancer: A SEER-Based Study

Table 7

Multivariate survival analysis of prognostic factors among BCT patients with tumor located in the central portion and other quadrants.

Cox-OSCox-BCSSFine–GrayCS
HR95% CI-valueHR95% CI-valueHR95% CI-valueHR95% CI-value

UOBC vs. CLBC0.9320.869–0.9990.0470.3190.5780.482
UOBC vs. CLBC (matched)0.8510.773–0.9380.0010.1360.4100.290
UIBC vs. CLBC0.7151.2101.071—1.3660.0021.2211.079—1.3810.0021.2141.075—1.3710.002
LOBC vs. CLBC0.9921.1611.022—1.3190.0221.1701.02—1.3330.0181.1621.023—1.3210.021
LIBC vs. CLBC1.1351.04—1.2330.0031.3601.194—1.550<0.0011.3911.218—1.588<0.0011.3831.213—1.576<0.001

BCT, breast-conserving therapy; UOBC, upper-outer breast cancer; CLBC, centrally located breast cancer; UIBC, upper-inner breast cancer; LOBC, lower-outer breast cancer; LIBC.