Brendan Pendergast, M.D., Transitional Intern at P/SL was the lead author for the just-published article
"The Dynamic Tumor Bed; Volumetric Changes in the Lumpectomy Cavity During Breast-Conserving Therapy"
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
(July 1, 2009, Volume 74, Number 3, pp. 695-701).
The authors studied the magnitude of volume change in the postoperative breast tumor bed before and during radiotherapy. At the end of their research they discovered that the average postlumpectomy cavity undergoes dramatic volumetric change after surgery and during radiotherapy, and that the rate of change is inversely proportional to the elapsed time after surgery.
Please stop by Denver Medical Library to see a copy of Dr. Pendergast's excellent article on display at the front Reference desk.
