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Delayed Appearance of Metastases from Carcinoma of the Breast
Author(s) -
PIWOZ SEYMOUR
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb01213.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , breast carcinoma , clavicle , radical mastectomy , mastectomy , modified radical mastectomy , general surgery , surgery , breast cancer , cancer
Two patients with breast carcinoma treated by radical mastectomy survived for periods of thirty and thirty‐four years respectively before metastases were found in the clavicle and chest wall. Other cases of long delayed metastases are cited.