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Partial breast irradiation (PBI) - Rationale
• Recurrences occur mainly in or near excision cavity
• Occurrence of
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elsewhere recurrences
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is equal after Breast-
conserving surgery +/- whole breast irradiation (WBI)
Fisher NEJM 2002, Veronesi Ann Oncol 2001, Liljegren JCO 1999