title: [Occult breast cancer: 9 cases report and review].
abstract: From 1977 to 1994, 9 breast cancer were treated. All patients presented axillary node enlargement as first sign. Six patients were treated by radical or modified radical mastectomy and 3 by axillary node excision. All patients received postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Among the 6 patients treated by radical or modified radical mastectomy, 4 survived over 10 years after surgery, 1 died of heart disease at 8 years, and 1 on chemotherapy is for 4 months. The three patients treated by axillary node excision, all died of the disease at 8-32 months. It is considered that radical or modified radical mastectomy with adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is a suitable treatment selection for occult breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D008875:Middle Aged