Race as a prognostic factor of breast mucinous carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The rarity of breast mucinous carcinoma (BMC) makes it challenging to study the prognosis of this disease across diverse racial populations. This study aimed to leverage epidemiological data on immigrant populations to elucidate the prognostic differences in BMC patients from various racial/ethnic backgrounds. The goal was to help formulate more personalized clinical practice guidelines for the management of this rare malignancy.

Methods

The study included 208 BMC patients from China and 10,322 BMC patients from the SEER database. Clinicopathological data, treatment information, and survival outcomes were compared across different racial/ethnic groups using statistical analyses.

Results

Asian American BMC patients were younger at diagnosis and had more favorab

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11680603 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature