2015
Surgery of the primary tumor in de novo metastatic breast cancer: To do or not to do?
Criscitiello C, Giuliano M, Curigliano G, De Laurentiis M, Arpino G, Carlomagno N, De Placido S, Golshan M, Santangelo M. Surgery of the primary tumor in de novo metastatic breast cancer: To do or not to do? European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 41: 1288-1292. PMID: 26238477, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerSurvival benefitCancer patientsPrimary tumorRetrospective non-randomized clinical studyDe novo metastatic diseasePrimary metastatic breast cancerNon-randomized clinical studyTumor-related symptomsPrimary tumor excisionSelection of patientsWound issuesBiologic therapyMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyDistant metastasisEpidemiological burdenInitial diagnosisSurgical excisionPatient preferencesTumor excision
2008
Matched Pair Analyses of Stage IV Breast Cancer with or Without Resection of Primary Breast Site
Cady B, Nathan N, Michaelson J, Golshan M, Smith B. Matched Pair Analyses of Stage IV Breast Cancer with or Without Resection of Primary Breast Site. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 15: 3384-3395. PMID: 18726129, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0085-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary site surgeryBreast cancer patientsMatched-pair analysisIV patientsCancer resectionBreast surgeryCancer patientsSurvival advantageStage IVSite surgeryStage IV breast cancer patientsStage IV breast cancerExcellent responseApparent survival benefitBreast cancer resectionPrimary cancer resectionStage IV patientsStage III patientsSelection biasApparent survival advantageMatched pair analysisOligo metastasisInitial chemotherapyChart reviewSurvival benefit