To determine the performance of intraoperative one-step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA) assay in detecting sentinel lymph node metastases compared to postoperative histology taking into account breast cancer molecular classification and to evaluate whether the level of cytokeratin 19 mRNA copy number may be useful in predicting the likelihood of a positive axillary lymph node dissection. OSNA...

background: time of day can affect the outcome of medical procedures and surgical operations. the current study was designed to assess whether time of day can influence the quality of breast cancer surgery or not. methods: patients who underwent breast cancer surgery and axillary lymph node dissection in tehran, iran between march 2012 and march 2013 were enrolled. surgeries were categorized in...

Metastases to intramammary nodes have been shown to be an independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with breast cancer, such as axillary lymph node metastases. The detection and accurate characterization of these nodes preoperatively is thus crucial for the staging and planning of treatment for breast carcinoma, particularly in cases with axillary lymph node negative disease as it upgra...

Diagnosis In patients aged over 50 years, breast cancer must be differentiated from various forms of senile breast hypertrophy that may be associated with concomitant conditions or, more often, pharmacological treatments that interfere with hormonal metabolism. As in women, careful physical examination of the breast and the regional (axillary and supraclavicular) lymph nodes is essential in men...

The purpose of this study is to define prognostic relationships between computer-derived nuclear morphological features, lymph node status, and tumor size in breast cancer. Computer-derived nuclear size, shape, and texture features were determined in fine-needle aspirates obtained at the time of diagnosis from 253 consecutive patients with invasive breast cancer. Tumor size and lymph node statu...

We report a case of obstructive jaundice as the initial manifestation of malignant lymphoma. The patient was a 39-year-old woman, who visited our hospital because of epigastralgia and jaundice noted since February 2003. Diagnostic imaging revealed a 40 mm stenosis in the lower bile duct, but biliary biopsy showed no malignancy. FDG-PET revealed accumulation in the left breast, left axillary lym...

The Korean clinical practice guideline recently developed by the Korean Breast Cancer Society to address the national clinical situation is currently under revision ahead of a seventh recommendation. A second consensus conference was held to further develop this guideline by soliciting opinions regarding important issues related to surgery, radiotherapy, and medical oncology. Several issues wer...

UNLABELLED Edema of the limbs is a common reason for medical consultation, for which the lymphoscintigraphy is considered to be a reliable method for its differential diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of radionuclide studies in the differential diagnosis of edema, and the diagnostic yield of different scintigraphic patterns. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 61 patients, mean ag...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of sonography in evaluation of abnormal axillary lymph nodes identified in patients with otherwise negative or benign findings on mammography. METHODS For 3 years 2 months, we retrospectively reviewed 30 consecutive cases that had undergone sonographic evaluation for abnormal axillary lymph nodes identified in patients whose mammograms had an American College of...