Prognostic Markers of Microinvasive Breast Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: The prognostic factors of microinvasive (≤1 mm) breast carcinoma are not completely clear. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify these factors. (2) Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology was followed. Two databases were interrogated, PubMed and Embase, and papers in English were included to address this question. The selected studies were those that reported on female patients affected by microinvasive carcinoma, and on prognostic factors with a hazard ratio (HR) for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). (3) Results: In total, 618 records were identified. After removing duplicates (166), identification, and screening (336 by title and abstract alone

SUBMITTER: Ambrosini-Spaltro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10252130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature