title: Bone Marrow Micrometastases in Breast Cancer Patients: A Long-Term Follow-up Study.
abstract: In 125 early breast cancer patients who underwent multiple bone marrow aspirates, there was no significant difference in terms of disease-free and overall survival after a median follow-up of 163 months between the patients with or without micrometastasis at the time of primary surgery. However, when the time-dependent evolution of the bone marrow aspirates was taken into account, some evidence for a longer disease-free and overall survival was found for the patients with negative bone marrow.
authors: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors: Annamaria
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authors: Molino
authors: Monica
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authors: Giovannini
authors: Rocco
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authors: Micciolo
authors: Alessandra
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authors: Auriemma
authors: Elena
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authors: Fiorio
authors: Antonio
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authors: Santo
authors: Gian Luigi
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