Is Metastatic Staging Needed for All Patients with Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancers?
Geok Hoon LimJing Xue HooYou Chan ShinRachel Zhi Ting ChooFuh Yong WongJohn Carson AllenPublished in: Cancers (2023)
Negative nodal status was the most predictive factor for no systemic metastasis on staging in patients with synchronous bilateral invasive breast cancers. Hence, metastatic staging could be reserved for patients with symptoms of systemic metastasis and/or metastatic nodes. This finding could be validated in larger studies.