The recurrence pattern following delayed breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer suggests a systemic effect of surgery on occult dormant micrometastases

The purpose of this study was to characterize the recurrence dynamics in breast cancer patients after delayed reconstruction. We hypothesized that surgical reconstruction might stimulate dormant micrometastases and reduce time to recurrence. All mastectomy breast cancer patients with delayed surgica...

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Published in:Breast Cancer Res Treat
Main Authors: Dillekås, Hanna, Demicheli, Romano, Ardoino, Ilaria, Jensen, Svein A. H., Biganzoli, Elia, Straume, Oddbjørn
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2016
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Epidemiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4937089/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27306422
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10549-016-3857-1
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