Metastatic Presentations of Previously Treated Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients and Association With Survival

Autor: Nicole Margo Grogan, Najla Itani, Sarah L. Mott, Sneha Phadke
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinical breast cancer. 20(3)
ISSN: 1938-0666
Popis: Breast cancer (BC) patients undergoing surveillance often fear recurrence. Given that routine imaging is not recommended, recognizing metastatic disease early requires a knowledge of recurrence patterns. The aim of this study was to analyze the most common presentations of metastatic disease.A retrospective review was conducted of patients who were initially diagnosed with early-stage BC and who later developed metastatic disease. Data collected included method of metastatic disease diagnosis, types of symptoms at diagnosis, and survival. Chi-square tests as well as logistic and Cox regression models were used.Metastatic diagnoses were made from reported symptoms in 77.6% of patients, clinical examination in 3.2%, and 7.8% incidentally on imaging. Among those with symptoms, musculoskeletal pain was the most common (33.7%) and was more frequently noted at scheduled (48.9%) compared to acute-care visits (26.0%, P .01). Receptor status was associated with nervous system symptoms at metastasis (P = .01), with higher odds of nervous system symptoms in triple-negative (odds ratio = 3.02) compared to estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor-positive, HER2In this retrospective study, patients who presented with symptoms did not have shorter survival compared to those who were diagnosed in other ways.
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