New insights into the metastatic behavior after breast cancer surgery, according to well-established clinicopathological variables and molecular subtypes.

Despite advances in treatment, up to 30% of patients with early breast cancer (BC) experience distant disease relapse. However, a comprehensive understanding of tumor spread and site-specific recurrence patterns remains lacking. This retrospective case-control study included 103 consecutive patients...

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Main Authors: Oreste Claudio Buonomo, Emanuele Caredda, Ilaria Portarena, Gianluca Vanni, Augusto Orlandi, Claudia Bagni, Giuseppe Petrella, Leonardo Palombi, Paolo Orsaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5602519?pdf=render