Somsekhar SP, Geeta K, Jain R, Nayyer R, Halder S, Malik VK, Parikh P, Aggarwal S, Koul R. Practical consensus recommendations regarding role of mastectomy in metastatic breast cancer.
South Asian J Cancer 2020;
7:79-82. [PMID:
29721468 PMCID:
PMC5909300 DOI:
10.4103/sajc.sajc_106_18]
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Abstract
Whether to recommend mastectomy in metastatic disease or not has been a matter of debate. Is local therapy, such as mastectomy, of any benefit in advanced breast cancer is the main question. This expert group used data from published literature, practical experience and opinion of a large group of academic oncologists to arrive at these practical consensus recommendations for the benefit of community oncologists.
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