How would you approach a patient with a new axillary skin lesion with pathology suspecting a metastatic breast cancer, and no other sites of disease noted on PET imaging?
Would you treat this differently than someone who only presents with axillary nodal disease?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
This case represents oligometastatic disease. Based on retrospective analysis and case studies, women with breast cancer and oligometastases can have a long time of complete remission and prolonged survival after definitive local therapy. In fact, NRG BR002 trial is currently testing this approach w...
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