Surgical resection of the primary tumour is associated with improved survival in patients with distant metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis
J Ruiterkamp, MF Ernst, LV van de Poll-Franse… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies indicate that removal of the primary tumour may have a
beneficial effect on mortality risk of patients with primary distant metastatic breast cancer
(stage IV), although most of them did not rule out confounding by the presence of co-
morbidity. In this retrospective study the impact of surgical resection of the primary tumour on
the survival of patients with primary distant metastatic disease is investigated, taking into
account the presence of co-morbidity and other potential confounders. METHODS: Between …
beneficial effect on mortality risk of patients with primary distant metastatic breast cancer
(stage IV), although most of them did not rule out confounding by the presence of co-
morbidity. In this retrospective study the impact of surgical resection of the primary tumour on
the survival of patients with primary distant metastatic disease is investigated, taking into
account the presence of co-morbidity and other potential confounders. METHODS: Between …
