Breast cancer mastectomy trends between 2006 and 2010: association with magnetic resonance imaging, immediate breast reconstruction, and hospital volume

Analysis of mastectomy rates in breast cancer patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2010 in Germany with focus on impact of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) rates, and hospital volume as possible influencing factors of mastectomy rates.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Heil, Jörg (Author) , Rauch, Geraldine (Author) , Szabo, Akos (Author) , Golatta, Michael (Author) , Domschke, Christoph (Author) , Schütz, Florian (Author) , Wallwiener, Markus (Author) , Sohn, Christof (Author) , Schneeweiss, Andreas (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	10 July 2013
In:	Annals of surgical oncology Year: 2013, Volume: 20, Issue: 12, Pages: 3839-3846
ISSN:	1534-4681
DOI:	10.1245/s10434-013-3097-0
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-013-3097-0
Author Notes:	Joerg Heil, MD, Geraldine Rauch, MD, Akos Z. Szabo, MD, Carlos A. Garcia-Etienne, MD, Michael Golatta, MD, Christoph Domschke, MD, Mahyar Badiian, MD, Peter Kern, MD, Florian Schuetz, MD, Markus Wallwiener, MD, Christof Sohn, MD, Hubertus Fries, MD, Gunter von Minckwitz, MD, Andreas Schneeweiss, MD, and Mahdi Rezai, MD