• Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041;
Breast carcinoma Surgical therapy TNM staging
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【Abstract】Objective  To study the surgical therapy and staging investigation about stage Ⅳ breast carcinoma. Methods  The clinical data of 38 patients with stage Ⅳ breast carcinoma were summarized, and the patients were followed up. Results  The stage Ⅳ patients who had isolated metastasis and removable primary tumor were treated by radical surgery with good effect. On the other hand, the stage Ⅳ patients who had extensive metastasis and primary tumor unresectable were treated by palliative operation with the living quality of patients becoming better and chemotherapy load cutting down. Conclusion  The stage Ⅳ patients should be divided into stage Ⅳa and stage Ⅳb. And the stage Ⅳa patients should be treated by radical operation, and the stage Ⅳb by palliative operation.

Citation： LI Hongjiang,ZHAO Yangbing,JING Jing,et al.. SURGICAL TREATMENT AND TNM STAGING INVESTIGATION ABOUT STAGE Ⅳ BREAST CARCINOMA. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2001, 8(5): 315-316. doi: Copy