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Reconstruction in the Setting of Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Challenging Clinical Question

Author: Jessica Maxwell, MD FRCSC

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 11/2018

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While 12.4% of women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, a significantly smaller number present with metastatic disease at diagnosis.1 It is estimated that approximately 4% of breast cancer patients present with de novo metastatic disease.2 While metastatic breast cancer (MBC) mandates a shift in clinical focus from cure to disease control, overall survival (OS) rates are improving. …

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Title: Reconstruction in the Setting of Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Challenging Clinical Question
Author: Jessica Maxwell, MD FRCSC
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 11/2018
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6701-5

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