title: [Treatment of stage IV breast carcinoma].
abstract: The authors report a study carried out in 4 patients with stage 4 breast cancer. The treatment protocol was selected according to age and the general conditions of patients. Two out of four patients were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy associated with cyclophosphamide, adriblastin, 5-fluorouracil and folic acid; one patient received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the same treatment protocol, while the fourth patient was treated with hormone and immunotherapy. Results were satisfying given that survival was considerably increased in 3 patients together with an improvement in general conditions.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia d'Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso, Università di Catania.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadalà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buffone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangiameli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caragliano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Figura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scalia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vadalà
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
vernacular_title: Il trattamento del carcinoma della mammella al IV stadio.