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Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Dec 28;83(3):10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.08.020. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.08.020

Table 6.

Physician-assessed cosmetic results from breast-conservation therapy in large and/or pendulous breasts

First author/institution (reference)	Position	n	Follow-up (y)	Cosmesis scale	Measurement of large breasts	Larger breast group, n (%)	RT method	Good and/or excellent cosmetic outcomes (%)
Clarke/Stanford (7)	Supine	78	3.5	3-point scale	≥D cup	12 (15)	2D-RT	50
Ray/Palo Alto Medical (6)	Supine	130	2.6	4-point scale	≥C cup	45 (35)	2D-RT	64
Gray (4)/Grann (27)	Supine	25	3.0	10-point scale	≥D cup	38 (15)	2D-RT	7.85^*
MSKCC	Prone	59	3.2	10-point scale	≥D cup	57 (97)	2DRT	100
MCW, present study	Prone	110	3.3	4-point scale	CT breast volumes >1200 cm³	66 (60)	3D-CRT	86

Abbreviations: RT = radiotherapy; 2D-RT = two-dimensional RT; MSKCC = Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; MCW = Medical College of Wisconsin; 3D-CRT = three-dimensional conformal RT.

At 3 years, out of 10-point scale.