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Survival of patients with breast carcinoma after the onset of pleural effusion. |
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| Reference |
Number of patients |
Survival |
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| Konikov et al [18] |
37 |
mean 6.1 months |
| Anderson et al [19] |
35 |
mean 9.5 months |
| Rosato et al [20] |
50 |
mean 19 months (dead) mean 54 months (alive) |
| Martini et al [21] |
33 |
median 14 months |
| Chernow et al [22] |
13 |
mean 7.3 months |
| Fentiman et al [23] |
105 |
mean 15.7 months |
| Raju et al [24] |
122 |
mean 9.7 months |
| Saisho et al [25] |
21 |
42.5% at 1 year 16.5% at 2 years |
| Present study |
114 |
mean 15.6 ± 2 months median 13.7 months |
Barbetakis et al. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2004 2:16 doi:10.1186/1477-7819-2-16 |
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