Answer:

The basic choice is systemic chemotherapy or hormone therapy, depending on hormone receptor status, reserving surgery and radiotherapy for local control.

Reference: American Joint Committee on Cancer: Cancer Staging Manual, 6th ed. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2002.

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