Prognostic factors in patients with breast cancer metastasis in the femur treated surgically

BACKGROUND: Breast carcinoma is a common malignancy in the developed world. Late diagnosis of the disease is associated with bone metastasis. The femur is commonly affected. Prognostic factors of mortality in patients with bone metastases originating from cancers in general have been reported. Howev...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Grisi Mouraria, Silvia Raquel Frick Matte, Carlos Hideo Hanasilo, Maria Julia Rosso de Carvalho, Mauricio Etchebehere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292014000500221&lng=en&tlng=en