Open AccessPractical consensus recommendations regarding role of mastectomy in metastatic breast cancer
Author(s) -
S. P. Somsekhar,
Kekre Geeta,
Rahul Jain,
R. Nayyer,
Shikha Halder,
Vinod Malik,
Purvish M. Parikh,
Sandeep Aggarwal,
Rakesh Koul
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/sajc.sajc_106_18
Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , breast cancer , consensus conference , expert opinion , disease , metastatic breast cancer , oncology , cancer , intensive care medicine
Whether to recommend mastectomy in metastatic disease or not has been a matter of debate. Is local therapy, such as mastectomy, of any benefit in advanced breast cancer is the main question. This expert group used data from published literature, practical experience and opinion of a large group of academic oncologists to arrive at these practical consensus recommendations for the benefit of community oncologists.