Clinicopathological features and therapies of elderly women with triple-negative breast cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2013.12.013
- VernacularTitle:老年三阴性乳腺癌的临床病理特征及治疗
- Author:
Jing GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pathology,clinical;
Aged;
Therapy;
Breast neoplasms
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2013;40(12):921-923
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in elderly patients presents distinctive clinicopathologic characteristics of large volume and histological grade Ⅲ,and it is seen most frequently in invasive ductal carcinoma,adenocarcinoma and lobular carcinoma.Elderly women with TNBC significantly benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy.But older women frequently have concurrent disease,so neoplasm staging,function of vital organs and tolerance of patient should be considered when treatment programs are selected.The prognosis of older TNBC patient is worse,but rational therapy can improve outcomes significantly.
