Breast Cancer

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Survey on recognition of post-mastectomy pain syndrome by breast specialist physician and present status of treatment in Japan

Keiko Y. Kojima, Masaki Kitahara, Motohiro Matoba, Naohito Shimoyama, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 191-197

Background Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is chronic pain after breast cancer surgery and is reported to influence quality of life (QOL). Although the results of a survey in Japan showed high incidence, at 21–65 %, many of the patients had never been treated for PMPS. One reason for this low treatment rate may be poor understanding of PMPS by medical personnel. In this study, we conducted the...

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Underestimation of papillary breast lesions by core biopsy: correlation to surgical excision

Stamatia Destounis, Posy Seifert, Patricia Somerville, Philip Murphy, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 128-134

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate papillary lesions of the breast diagnosed at needle core biopsy and the outcomes of follow-up imaging and surgical findings. Methods Retrospective review of 13,806 needle core biopsies performed from 2004 to 2010 revealed 352 patients with 368 papillary lesions; 137 of these lesions underwent surgical excision and 215 had a minimum of 2 year imaging...

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Breast biopsy for mammographically detected nonpalpable lesions using a vacuum-assisted biopsy device (Mammotome) and upright-type stereotactic mammography unit without a digital imaging system: experience of 500 biopsies

Shozo Ohsumi, Naruto Taira, Daisuke Takabatake, Seiki Takashima, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 123-127

Background The most common diagnostic procedure in the United States for mammographically detected nonpalpable lesions is a combination of a vacuum-assisted biopsy device and a prone-type biopsy table. We have used an upright-type stereotactic mammography unit without a digital imaging system instead of the prone table. Patients and methods Five-hundred ten biopsies of 506 mammographically detected...

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Impact of preservation of the intercostobrachial nerve during axillary dissection on sensory change and health-related quality of life 2 years after breast cancer surgery

Naruto Taira, Kojiro Shimozuma, Shozo Ohsumi, Katsumasa Kuroi, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 183-190

Background Sensory loss or paresthesia due to division of the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) is a complication of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Preservation of the ICBN may be of value, but few prospective studies have shown an impact of preservation on sensory changes or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after breast cancer surgery. Methods This prospective study was performed to...

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Clinicopathological study of non-palpable familial breast cancer detected by screening mammography and diagnosed as DCIS

Motonobu Saito, Masami Matsuzaki, Takeshi Sakuma, Naoto Katagata, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 140-145

Background Recent widespread use of screening mammography has led to increased detection rates of non-palpable breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological features of non-palpable ductal carcinomas in situ of the breast that were detected by screening mammography of patients with a family history of breast cancer. Methods We selected 6 Japanese patients diagnosed with non-palpable...

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Synchronous unilateral triple breast cancers composed of invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, and Paget’s disease

Shunsuke Onoe, Hitoshi Tsuda, Sadako Akashi-Tanaka, Takahiro Hasebe, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 241-245

We report a case of synchronous unilateral triple breast cancers comprising invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), and Paget’s disease. A 57-year-old woman with a left breast mass was referred to our hospital. Mammography revealed only an isodense area with foci of microcalcification in the lateral area of the left breast. Ultrasonography revealed 2 hypoechoic masses in...

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In reply: Maspin and it’s evolving role in tumor progression in systemic malignancies

Asru K. Sinha, Rajeshwary Ghosh

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 250-250

This reply refers to the comment available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12282-013-0509-8 .

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Are there high-risk subgroups for isolated locoregional failure in patients who had T1/2 breast cancer with one to three positive lymph nodes and received mastectomy without radiotherapy?

Yasushi Hamamoto, Shozo Ohsumi, Kenjiro Aogi, Syuichi Shinohara, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 177-182

Background To define the factors associated with increased risk of isolated locoregional failure that may justify postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with T1/2 breast cancer and 1–3 positive lymph nodes. Methods Between 1990 and 2002, 248 patients who had pT1–2 breast cancer and 1–3 positive lymph nodes were treated with mastectomy without radiotherapy (age 32–84, median 54). Results Median...

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Apogossypolone induces autophagy and apoptosis in breast cancer MCF-7 cells in vitro and in vivo

Xiaoge Niu, Shaobin Li, Fang Wei, Jie Huang, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 223-230

Objective Apogossypolone (ApoG2), a new derivative of gossypol, is a potent cell-growth inhibitor. ApoG2 has been demonstrated to have superior anti-tumor activity than gossypol in Bcl-2 transgenic mice. The purpose of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of ApoG2 on breast cancer cell line MCF-7 in vitro and in vivo, and to investigate its anti-tumor mechanism. Methods MCF-7 cell...

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Detection of parasternal metastatic lymph nodes by sentinel lymph node methods in a patient with recurrence in the conserved breast

Toshinari Yamashita, Takashi Fujita, Hironori Hayashi, Yoshiaki Ando, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 246-248

We herein report a case of second sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). A 57-year-old woman underwent breast-conserving surgery including axillary clearance at Aichi Cancer Center on October 20, 2003. Recurrent tumor in the conserved breast was diagnosed in March 2006. She received SLNB using radioactive tracer. Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy detected 2 parasternal lymph nodes as hot spots. No abnormal...

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Whole breast irradiation for small-sized breasts after conserving surgery: is the field-in-field technique optimal?

Dae Sik Yang, Jung Ae Lee, Won Sup Yoon, Se Young Chung, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 162-169

Background To determine the optimal whole breast irradiation technique in patients with small-sized breasts, tangential and field-in-field IMRT (FIF) techniques were compared. Methods Sixteen patients with ≤3 cm breast height and ≤350 cc volume were included. Seven patients had 4D CTs performed. The planning target volumes (PTV), editing 5 and 2 mm from the surface on the whole breast, were delineated...

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Opportunistic breast cancer screening by mammography in Japan for women in their 40s at our preventive medical center: harm or benefit?

Mari Kikuchi, Hiroko Tsunoda, Tomomi Koyama, Toshiko Kawakita, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 135-139

Background After recent revised grading by the US Preventive Services Task Force of mammography (MMG) recommendations for women in their 40s, it is urgent to collect data on the benefits and harm of MMG screenings in Japan. In this paper, we study the actual status and effectiveness of opportunistic breast cancer screening by MMG for women in their 40s. Methods From January to December 2008, the...

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Diagnostic and therapeutic value of ductoscopy in nipple discharge and intraductal proliferations compared with standard methods

Sedat Kamali, Omer Bender, Gülcin Harman Kamali, Mehmet Timucin Aydin, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 154-161

Background Fiberoptic ductoscopy is a practical and direct approach that allows the visualization of intraductal breast disease. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of ductoscopy in the diagnosis and management of intraductal lesions. Methods Data on 357 ductoscopic investigations from patients with nipple discharge were collected prospectively. Seventy-five patients were diagnosed...

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Marked lymphovascular invasion, progesterone receptor negativity, and high Ki67 labeling index predict poor outcome in breast cancer patients treated with endocrine therapy alone

Junichi Kurebayashi, Naoki Kanomata, Toshiro Shimo, Tetsumasa Yamashita, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 214-222

Purpose Whether postoperative chemotherapy should be added to endocrine therapy or not is an important issue in patients with hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2-negative breast cancer. To identify patients who should be treated with additional chemotherapy, prognostic factors were investigated in breast cancer patients postoperatively treated with endocrine...

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Primary amelanotic melanoma of the breast: combating a rare cancer

Ahitagni Biswas, Shikha Goyal, Ayushi Jain, Vaishali Suri, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 236-240

Background Malignant melanoma is the foremost cause of metastasis to the breast from extramammary solid neoplasm. However primary melanoma of the breast is a distinct rarity. Primary melanoma involves the skin and less commonly the glandular parenchyma of the breast. Method We herein describe a case of primary amelanotic melanoma of the breast parenchyma in a 32-year-old female managed with a combination...

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IgG4-related sclerosing disease of the breast successfully treated by steroid therapy

Akiko Ogiya, Kumiko Tanaka, Yukiko Tadokoro, Mariko Kikutani, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 231-235

IgG4-related sclerosing disease was first identified and defined in the twenty-first century. In this pathology, the serum IgG4 level increases and IgG4-positive plasma cells and lymphocytes infiltrate organs such as the pancreas, salivary glands, lacrimal glands, kidneys, and the retroperitoneum. Presented in this report is a case of IgG4-related sclerosing disease that occurred in the breast and...

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Maspin and it’s evolving role in tumor progression in systemic malignancies

Shailendra Kapoor

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 249-249

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Feasibility of prior administration of cyclophosphamide in TC combination treatment

Hajime Abe, Yuki Kawai, Tsuyoshi Mori, Hirotomi Cho, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 202-207

Background TC (docetaxel 75 mg/m² and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m² q3w) combination is used for neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy in primary breast cancer. The incidence of allergic reaction is reportedly more common in patients who receive docetaxel before cyclophosphamide. This study aims to determine the significance of cyclophosphamide and docetaxel administration sequence. Methods Prospective...

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Computed tomographic lymphography predicts the difficulty of sentinel lymph node biopsy with dye

Kazunori Yokohata, Masami Hattori, Takaaki Fujimoto, Nobuhito Chikazawa, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 198-201

Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been a method of choice for treating breast cancer. Computed tomographic lymphography (CT-LG) provides a view of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) with the detailed lymphatic anatomy preoperatively, and the SLN is easily identified during SLNB. In this article, we examined the usefulness of CT-LG to predict the difficulty of SLNB with the dye method. ...

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Appropriate evaluation of and risk factors for radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients receiving hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery

Nobuhiko Yoshikawa, Taisuke Inomata, Taiju Shimbo, Masatsugu Takahashi, more

Breast Cancer > 2014 > 21 > 2 > 170-176

Background In grading radiation-induced dermatitis (RID), there are not only inter-evaluator differences but also intra-evaluator variations. We retrospectively analyzed the advantages of establishing a more precise evaluation method using photographs to minimize intra-evaluator variations and RID risk factors. Methods We analyzed 301 breasts, including those of 3 patients with bilateral breast...

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BREAST CANCER (9)
BREAST (2)
QUALITY OF LIFE (2)
SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY (2)
BRCA GENE (1)
ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY (1)
ANXIETY (1)
APOGOSSYPOLONE (1)
APOPTOSIS (1)
AUTOPHAGY (1)
AXILLARY DISSECTION (1)
BCL-2 (1)
BENEFITS AND HARM (1)
BREAST IMAGING (1)
BREAST SIZE (1)
BREAST-CONSERVING THERAPY (1)
CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY (1)
CT LYMPHOGRAPHY (1)
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (1)
DEPRESSION (1)
DISTANT METASTASIS (1)
DOCETAXEL (1)
DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU (DCIS) (1)
DUCTOSCOPIC PAPILLOMECTOMY (1)
DUCTOSCOPY (1)
DYE METHOD (1)
ENDOCRINE THERAPY (1)
FAMILIAL BREAST CANCER (1)
HEREDITARY BREAST–OVARIAN CANCER (HBOC) (1)
HRQOL (1)
HYPOFRACTIONATED WHOLE BREAST IRRADIATION (1)
IGG4-RELATED SCLEROSING DISEASE (1)
INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (1)
INTERCOSTOBRACHIAL NERVE (1)
INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY LESIONS (1)
INTRADUCTAL PAPILLOMA (1)
INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA (1)
INVASIVE LOBULAR CARCINOMA (1)
KI67 LABELING INDEX (1)
LOCOREGIONAL FAILURE (1)
LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION (1)
MAMMOGRAPHY (1)
MASTECTOMY (1)
METASTASIS (1)
NEAR-INFRARED (1)
NEEDLE BIOPSY (1)
NEUROLOGICAL CHANGE (1)
NIPPLE DISCHARGE (1)
NON-PALPABLE BREAST CANCER (1)
OPPORTUNISTIC (1)
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OXYGENATION (1)
PAGET’S DISEASE (1)
PAPILLARY LESIONS (1)
PHOTOACOUSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY (1)
POST-MASTECTOMY PAIN SYNDROME (1)
POSTMASTECTOMY RADIOTHERAPY (1)
PRIMARY MELANOMA (1)
PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR (1)
PSYCHOONCOLOGY (1)
RADIATION-INDUCED DERMATITIS (1)
RE-OPERATION (1)
RECOGNITION BY PHYSICIANS (1)
RESPIRATION (1)
SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY (1)
SEQUENCE ADMINISTRATION (1)
SOCIAL SUPPORT (1)
STEREOTAXIS (1)
STEROID THERAPY (1)
SYNCHRONOUS UNILATERAL BREAST CANCER (1)
T1–2N1 (1)
TREATMENT (1)
TRIPLE CANCER (1)
TUMOR VASCULARITY (1)
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Breast Cancer

Survey on recognition of post-mastectomy pain syndrome by breast specialist physician and present status of treatment in Japan

Underestimation of papillary breast lesions by core biopsy: correlation to surgical excision

Breast biopsy for mammographically detected nonpalpable lesions using a vacuum-assisted biopsy device (Mammotome) and upright-type stereotactic mammography unit without a digital imaging system: experience of 500 biopsies

Impact of preservation of the intercostobrachial nerve during axillary dissection on sensory change and health-related quality of life 2 years after breast cancer surgery

Clinicopathological study of non-palpable familial breast cancer detected by screening mammography and diagnosed as DCIS

Synchronous unilateral triple breast cancers composed of invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, and Paget’s disease

In reply: Maspin and it’s evolving role in tumor progression in systemic malignancies

Are there high-risk subgroups for isolated locoregional failure in patients who had T1/2 breast cancer with one to three positive lymph nodes and received mastectomy without radiotherapy?

Apogossypolone induces autophagy and apoptosis in breast cancer MCF-7 cells in vitro and in vivo

Detection of parasternal metastatic lymph nodes by sentinel lymph node methods in a patient with recurrence in the conserved breast

Whole breast irradiation for small-sized breasts after conserving surgery: is the field-in-field technique optimal?

Opportunistic breast cancer screening by mammography in Japan for women in their 40s at our preventive medical center: harm or benefit?

Diagnostic and therapeutic value of ductoscopy in nipple discharge and intraductal proliferations compared with standard methods

Marked lymphovascular invasion, progesterone receptor negativity, and high Ki67 labeling index predict poor outcome in breast cancer patients treated with endocrine therapy alone

Primary amelanotic melanoma of the breast: combating a rare cancer

IgG4-related sclerosing disease of the breast successfully treated by steroid therapy

Maspin and it’s evolving role in tumor progression in systemic malignancies

Feasibility of prior administration of cyclophosphamide in TC combination treatment

Computed tomographic lymphography predicts the difficulty of sentinel lymph node biopsy with dye

Appropriate evaluation of and risk factors for radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients receiving hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery

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