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Stage I breast cancer implies early disease. In this group of patients a subset exists. Those patients with minimal breast cancer may have a better prognosis than the remainder of the patients in the stage I category. The results of a retrospective analysis of patients with stage I breast cancer is presented to determine if subdivision of stage I disease according to primary tumor size is a useful maneuver.
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de Metz, C.E., Porter, A.T. (1987). The Significance of Tumor Size in Stage I Invasive Breast Cancer. In: Paterson, A.H.G., Lees, A.W. (eds) Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 51. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2049-4_11
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