Clinicopathological prognostic characteristics and long‑term outcomes of patients with breast cancer and collagen disorder in comparison to those without collagen disorder.

ABSTRACT: Collagen disorders are chronic autoimmune diseases with a complex clinical course; however, the risk of breast cancer in patients with collagen disorders remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate long-term outcomes in women with breast cancer and collagen disorders. A total of 25 patients with breast cancer and collagen disorders who were treated between January 2004 and December 2011 were included. The clinicopathological factors, treatment, recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were reviewed. The mean age was 56.4±12.6 years, and 14, eight and three patients had cancer of clinical stages I, II and III, respectively. Regarding comorbid collagen disorders, 11 patients had rheumatoid arthritis, four had systemic lupus erythematosus, four had polymyositis/der

SUBMITTER: Matsuura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579983 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature