Primary surgical treatment of locally advanced breast cancer in low resource settings
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چکیده
•Optimum management of locally advanced breast cancer is multidisciplinary.•Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is mainstay of management.•Primary surgical treatment may be acceptable in selected patients.
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