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ArticleBMC research notes2014

Trends in the surgical procedures of women with incident breast cancer in Catalonia, Spain, over a 7-year period (2005-2011).

Josep M Escribà, Laura Pareja, Laura Esteban, Jordi Gálvez, Angels Melià, Laura Roca, Ramon Clèries, Xavier Sanz, Montse Bustins, María J Pla and 3 more

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Detection of incident breast and colorectal cancer cases from an administrative healthcare database in Catalonia, Spain.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2020
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  5. Reoperations after primary breast conserving surgery in women with invasive breast cancer in Catalonia, Spain: a retrospective study.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Josep M EscribàCatalonian Cancer Registry, Cancer Planning Directorate, Av, Gran Vía 199-203, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain. jmescriba@iconcologia.net.
Laura Pareja
Laura Esteban
Jordi Gálvez
Angels Melià
Laura Roca
Ramon Clèries
Xavier Sanz
Montse Bustins
María J Pla
Miguel J Gil
Josep M Borrás
Josepa Ribes
Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet · ESInstitut Català d'Oncologia · ESGovernment of Catalonia · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer in women, accounting for 28% of all tumors among women in Catalonia (Spain). Mastectomy has been replaced over time by breast-conserving surgery (BCS) although not as rapidly as might be expected. The aim of this study was to assess the evolution of surgical procedures in incident BC cases in Catalonia between 2005 and 2011, and to analyze variations based on patient and hospital characteristics.

methodsWe processed data from the Catalonian Health Service's Acute Hospital Discharge database (HDD) using ASEDAT software (Analysis, Selection and Extraction of Tumor Data) to identify all invasive BC incident cases according to the codes 174.0-174.9 of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) that were attended for the one-year periods in 2005, 2008 and 2011. Patients were classified according to surgical procedures (BCS vs mastectomy, and immediate vs delayed reconstruction), and results were compared among periods according to age, stage, comorbidity and hospital level.

resultsBC surgical procedures were performed in more than 80% of patients. Surgical cases showed a significant increasing trend in the proportion of women aged 50-69 years, more advanced disease stages, higher comorbidity and they were attended in hospitals of less complexity level throughout the study period. Similar pattern was found for patients treated with BCS, which increased significantly from 67.9% in 2005 to 74.0% in 2011.Simple lymph node removal increased significantly (from 48.8% to 71.4% and from 63.6% to 67.8% for 2005 and 2011 in conservative and radical surgery, respectively). A slightly increase in the proportion of mastectomized young women (from 28% in 2005 to 34% in 2011) was detected, due to multiple factors. About 22% of women underwent post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, this being mostly immediate.

conclusionsThe use of HDD linked to the ASEDAT allowed us to evaluate BC surgical treatment in Catalonia. A consolidating increasing trend of BCS was observed in women aged 50-69 years, which corresponds with the pattern in most European countries. Among the mastectomized patients, immediate breast reconstructions have risen significantly over the period 2005-2011.

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Incidental FindingsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMastectomySpain

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PMCPMC4165913
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