title: A survival analysis of metastatic breast cancer in Pakistani patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the overall survival of metastatic breast cancer in the Pakistani patients and compare it with published information.
  
  
  METHODS
  The design was a retrospective analysis of metastatic breast cancer patients from breast cancer database. A total of 137 patient based information was available for review and analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An overall median survival of 2.83 years was noted in metastatic breast cancer patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This survival figure in this study compares favorably to those published in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabih
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000556:secondary*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010166:Palliative Care; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate