Eusebi and colleagues [6] | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Trial 10853 [19] | |
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Number of patients | 25 | 59 |
Type of study | Retrospective review of breast biopsies originally considered benign | Prospective, randomized clinical trial |
Treatment | Diagnostic biopsy; no attempt at excision | Excision alone or excision and radiation therapyb |
Follow-up | 19.2 years (mean) | 5.4 years (median) |
Number (%) with local recurrence | 1 (4%)a | 0 |
Number with subsequent invasive breast cancer | 0 | 0 |