The difference in prognostic factors between early recurrence and late recurrence in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: nodal stage differently impacts early and late recurrence.

BACKGROUND: Probability of recurrence in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer remains constant for long periods. We compared tumor burden impact on late versus early recurrence in our cohort with long-term follow-up. METHODS: Five hundred and ninety five patients diagnosed wit...

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Main Authors: Sung Gwe Ahn, Hak Min Lee, Sang-Hoon Cho, Suk Jin Bae, Seung Ah Lee, Seung Hyun Hwang, Joon Jeong, Hy-De Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661516?pdf=render