Sarcoma of the breast

Abstract

Thirty-five sarcomas of the breast have occurred in a relatively closed community of lI million people during 33 years. Of these, 4 were primary lymphosarcomas. In the remainder the prognosis was surprisingly good, but could not be correlated with either clinical or histological findings. Treatment should be by simple mastectomy, with removal of pectoral muscles as indicated. Radical mastectomy is not desirable except in the rare cases of carcinosarcoma. © 1967, The British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research. All rights reserved.