Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in peritoneal carcinomatosis from breast cancer – literature minireview

Autor: Nicolae BACALBASA, Irina BALESCU, Ioan SUCIU, Mihaela VILCU, Iulian BREZEAN, Alin BODOG
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, Vol 53, Iss 4, Pp 590-593 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1584-9244
2558-815X
DOI: 10.31688/AMBU.2018.53.4.17
Popis: Peritoneal carcinomatosis with breast cancer origin is an uncommon situation, which usually develops late during the evolution of the disease. The development of such lesions is commonly associated with an aggressive histology (such as lobular carcinoma) and advanced stage at diagnostic and is usually associated with a poor outcome. The positive diagnostic of peritoneal carcinomatosis with breast cancer origin can be sustained only if a biopsy from the tumoral nodules demonstrates the mammary origin of the lesions. In order to improve the outcome of these patients cytoreductive surgery alone or in association with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy has been proposed. However, more studies are still needed in order to include the method as part of the therapeutic strategy of these patients.
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