Stages III and IV breast cancer

نویسندگان

  • Lori Jardines
  • Bruce G. Haffty
  • Melanie Royce
  • Ishmael Jaiyesimi
چکیده

Locally advanced disease Patients with locally advanced breast cancer do not have distant metastatic disease and are in this group based on tumor size and/or nodal status. Such patients often present with a large breast mass or axillary nodal disease, which is easily palpable on physical examination. In some instances, the breast is diffusely infiltrated with disease, and no dominant mass is evident.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005