Progress on surgical resection of the primary diagnostic stageⅣbreast cancer
10.3969/j.issn.1000-8179.2017.20.545
- VernacularTitle:首诊Ⅳ期乳腺癌原发病灶的局部外科处理研究进展
- Author:
LIU WEI
1
;
WANG YONGXING
Author Information
1. 解放军第253医院普外科 呼和浩特市010051
- Keywords:
primary tumor;
loco-regional treatment;
metastatic breast cancer
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
2017;44(20):1055-1058
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Systemic therapy is usually the main treatment for patients with stageⅣbreast cancer at diagnosis. Surgical resection of the primary tumor is typically conducted for palliative reasons, and whether such treatment can benefit patients' survival outcome re-mains unclear. In our clinical practice, proper timing and indications for surgery of the primary tumor, as well as an appropriate surgi-cal technique, may increase the success of local treatment for stageⅣbreast cancer. This article reviews available literature and dis-cusses the role of surgical resection in the treatment of stageⅣbreast cancer at initial presentation.
