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Local treatment using surgery with or without radiotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer has always been reserved for extreme situations of locally advanced lesions, with the objective of symptom palliative measures (“hygienic” surgery).
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BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group. (2019). Locorregional Treatment in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. In: Novita, G., Frasson, A., Millen, E., Zerwes, F., Cavalcante, F. (eds) Breast Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13636-9_56
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