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Surgery of the primary tumor does not improve survival in stage IV breast cancer

Laura S. Dominici, Julie Najita, Melissa E. Hughes, Joyce C. Niland, P. Kelly Marcom, Yu-Ning Wong, Bradford Carter, Sara H. Javid, Stephen B. Edge, Harold J. Burstein,

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment · 2011 · 114 citations · 16 references

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Treatment of Breast Cancer

Gabriel N. Hortobágyi · New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 781 citations

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Does aggressive local therapy improve survival in metastatic breast cancer?

Seema A. Khan, Andrew K. Stewart, Monica Morrow · Surgery · 2002 · 392 citations

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Complete Excision of Primary Breast Tumor Improves Survival of Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer at Diagnosis

Elisabetta Rapiti, Helena M. Verkooijen, Georges Vlastos et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2006 · 385 citations

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Surgical Removal of the Primary Tumor Increases Overall Survival in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Analysis of the 1988–2003 SEER Data

Jennifer L. Gnerlich, Donna B. Jeffe, Anjali D. Deshpande et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2007 · 324 citations

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Effect of Primary Tumor Extirpation in Breast Cancer Patients Who Present With Stage IV Disease and an Intact Primary Tumor

Gildy V. Babiera, Roshni Rao, Lei Feng et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2006 · 282 citations

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