Resumen

CACERES LAVERNIA, Haslen Hassiul et al. Cancer of breast metastático study of series of cases: National institute Oncology and Radiobiología 2000-2003 . Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.3, pp. 342-352. ISSN 1729-519X.

We performed a descriptive and retrospective trial, of a patient with diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer attended in the Oncologic National Institute of Cuba from January 2000 to December 2003. Nine hundred thirty patient with diagnosis of breast cancer and two hundred nine with metastatic breast cancer were evaluated. The frequency of the metastatic breast cancer was 22.5% and the group of ages that prevailed of 50-59 years. A prevalence of the III stage was observed, tumour size T2, and the 1-3 positive ganglions. The type of more frequent relapse was the distance and within them of visceral localization being the lung the most affected organ. The first site of relapse prevailed soft parts metastatic, using it like more frequent treatment the chemotherapy like only or combined mode. The results suggest that, in our experience, the incidence of Metastatic breast cancer was lower than in other reports.

Palabras clave : Breast cancer; Neoplasm; Metastatic breast cancer.

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