The impact of immediate breast reconstruction on the technical delivery of postmastectomy radiotherapy
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (United States)
- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX (United States)
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
Purpose: To quantify the impact of immediate breast reconstruction on postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) planning. Methods: A total of 110 patients (112 treatment plans) who had mastectomy with immediate reconstruction followed by radiotherapy were compared with contemporaneous stage-matched patients who had undergone mastectomy without intervening reconstruction. A scoring system was used to assess optimal radiotherapy planning using four parameters: breadth of chest wall coverage, treatment of the ipsilateral internal mammary chain, minimization of lung, and avoidance of heart. An 'optimal' plan achieved all objectives or a minor 0.5 point deduction; 'moderately' compromised treatment plans had 1.0 or 1.5 point deductions; and 'major' compromised plans had {>=}2.0 point deductions. Results: Of the 112 PMRT plans scored after reconstruction, 52% had compromises compared with 7% of matched controls (p < 0.0001). Of the compromised plans after reconstruction, 33% were considered to be moderately compromised plans and 19% were major compromised treatment plans. Optimal chest wall coverage, treatment of the ipsilateral internal mammary chain, lung minimization, and heart avoidance was achieved in 79%, 45%, 84%, and 84% of the plans in the group undergoing immediate reconstruction, compared respectively with 100%, 93%, 97%, and 92% of the plans in the control group (p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001, p = 0.0015, and p = 0.1435). In patients with reconstructions, 67% of the 'major' compromised radiotherapy plans were left-sided (p < 0.16). Conclusions: Radiation treatment planning after immediate breast reconstruction was compromised in more than half of the patients (52%), with the largest compromises observed in those with left-sided cancers. For patients with locally advanced breast cancer, the potential for compromised PMRT planning should be considered when deciding between immediate and delayed reconstruction.
- OSTI ID:
- 20850055
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 66, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.03.040; PII: S0360-3016(06)00528-1; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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