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BRITO, Nara Macedo Botelho; SAMPAIO, Paula Cíntia Machado; CASTRO, Aline Andreza Henderson de  e  OLIVEIRA, Maíra Rodrigues de. Clinical characteristics of women with ductal invasive breast carcinoma submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Rev. Para. Med. [online]. 2007, vol.21, n.4, pp.37-41. ISSN 0101-5907.

OBJECTIVE: to study the clinical characteristics of patients with invasive ductal breast carcinoma submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy attended at the Ofir Loyola Hospital (OLH). METHODS: a retrospective study was realized in 44 patients with invasive ductal breast carcinoma, which were submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and attended at the OLH clinical oncology service between august of 2003 and december of 2005, through prontuaries research. The datas analysed were: age, tumor size, nodes involvement, clinical stage, hormonal receptors and Her-2. RESULTS:it was observed that 31,8% had 40 to 49 years; 59,1% had T4 tumors, 93,2% positive nodes and 95,4% III clinical stage; 38,6% had positive hormonal receptors and 6,8% Her-2. CONCLUSION: the patients had 40 to 49 years and the majority had local advanced disease, positive nodes, advanced clinical stages and without positivity for hormonal receptors and Her-2.

Palavras-chave : Breast cancer; ductal carcinoma; neoadjuvant therapy.

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