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What is the best treatment for s tage 2a breast cancer in a 63 yo male. no nodes were positive and pet ct scan was negative. er positive.?
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Prognosis : Prognosis is excellent. I would still want to know size of tumor, grade, if there is presence of lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, ki-67 index, her 2 status, adjuvant online prognosis and finally the new molecular test oncotype DX or mammaprint, before giving my final opinion regarding the need for chemotherapy or not? Age is also imp and so is family history.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Tamoxifen: After a mastectomy, use of tamoxifen in an er+ tumor has the best historical experience for this rare condition in men. The decision to use chemotherapy may depend on comparable metrics used for breast cancer in women such as size of tumor, grade, presence of markers (her2neu, high ki- 67). Though no data in men, oncotype DX theoretically can help with treatment decision about need for chemo.
Answered 4/16/2016
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