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. 2010 Oct 4;5:90. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-5-90

Table 2.

Results of some of the recent clinical experience with Mammosite Brachytherapy System with more than a year follow up.

Author No of cases Median follow up interval(months) IBF Good/Excellent cosmesis
Benitez et al.[73] 43 65 0% 81.3%

Niehoff et al [69] 11 20 0% n/a

Patel et al.[75] 26 48.5 0% n/a

Vicini et al.[71] 1440 30 1.6% 95%

Chen et al.[76] 70 26.1 5.7% n/a

Belkacemi et al. [77] 25 13 0% 84%

Voth et al.[78] 55 24 3.6% n/a

Dragun et al. [70] 90 24 2.2% 90%

Vicini et al.[79] 1440 60 2.6% 90.6%

Jeruss et al. [74] 194$ 54.4 3.1% 92%

n/a data not available, IBF = ipsilateral breast failure, $ these are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients recruited in the American Society of Breast Surgeons APBI registry trial