Postmastectomy radiation in supraclavicular and internal mammary regions of patients with breast cancer of stage

Adjuvant radiotherapy plays a vital role in the treatment of breast cancer, but irradiated area was not standardized. The ipsilateral chest wall and supraclavicular regions with or without internal mammary lymph nodes were reported in patients receiving postmastectomy radiotherapy. In our study, 133 consecutive patients with breast cancer of stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ who had received postmastectomy radiotherapy of supraclavicular and internal mammary regions at Cancer Hospital of Fudan University were analyzed for their survival and locoregional control as well as their relative prognostic predicator.