| Inclusion Criteria: | 1) Note: Per NCI Guidelines, Exceptions to Eligibility Are Not Permitted. Histopathologic confirmation via lumpectomy of local in-breast ipsilateral recurrence and final breast surgery (lumpectomy and/or final re-excision) within 42 days prior to study entry. Patients must have had an initial lumpectomy followed by whole breast radiation >1 year prior to study entry.
2) Histology of the local in-breast recurrence consistent with invasive ductal, medullary, tubular, mucinous, lobular; or ductal carcinoma in situ
3) Ipsilateral breast mammogram and MRI within 120 days prior to study entry. Contralateral breast mammogram within 12 months of study entry
4) Recurrent tumor size </= 3 cm in greatest dimension on pathologic specimen
5) Negative histologic margins of resection, no tumor on ink, following breast-preserving surgery of local recurrence (Re-excision is permitted to achieve negative margins)
6) Estrogen/progesterone analysis performed prior to study entry
7) Axilla negative or </= 3 positive lymph nodes without extracapsular extension documented after evaluation
8) If invasive in-breast recurrence, whole body positron emission tomography - computed tomography (PET-CT) or all of the following: computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, pelvis and bone scan within 120 days prior to study entry (metastatic work-up not necessary for Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ Recurrences)
9) For females of childbearing potential, negative serum pregnancy test </= 7 days prior to study entry
10) History and physical exam performed within 120 days prior to study entry
11) Zubrod Performance status 0-1
12) Age >/= 18 years of age
13) The target lumpectomy cavity must be clearly defined and the target lumpectomy cavity/ whole breast reference volume must be <30% based on a postoperative, pretreatment CT scan
14) Patient must provide study specific informed consent prior to study entry. |