Paradoxical embolism after surgery for breast cancer: a case report by Zhimin Yu, Heran Deng, Jie Wang, Junyao Xu

“…Case presentation A 55-year-old female with breast cancer exhibited unexplained hypoxemia, followed with vomiting, diarrhea, unilateral flank pain and abdominal pain after lumpectomy 12 h. The urgent multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) confirmed the diagnosis of PE and RAE. …”
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Acquired Grynfelt-Lesshaft hernia in a teenager patient by Alejandro Macías Muñoz, Giselle Lucila Vázquez Gutiérrez, Jesús Daniel de la Rosa Santana

“…The patient was operated on with a transverse incision over the tumour for the lumpectomy. The contents were reduced, and the 1cm x 1cm ring with no sac was closed and reinforced with a polyester fibre prosthetic mesh. …”
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Extended Superior Dermoglandular Pedicle Approach: A Versatile Technique for a Variety of Breast Deformities by Ahmed Mabrouk Aboul Wafa, MBBCH, MSc, MD

“…The author was able to expand the utility of extended superior pedicle for various breast deformities, such as reduction mammoplasty; mastopexy; augmentation mastopexy, either autoaugmentation or prosthetic; tuberous breast; after lumpectomy resection; and even in secondary breast deformities with reproducible and reliable outcomes across a wide patient population.…”
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Is conservative management of ductal carcinoma in situ risky? by Lan Zheng, Yesim Gökmen-Polar, Sunil S. Badve

“…The women underwent biopsy and surgical resection (lumpectomy or mastectomy) and were treated with radiation or endocrine therapy as per treating physicians’ choice. …”
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Reduction in Circulating Tumor Cell Count following Therapy with nab®-Paclitaxel plus Carboplatin in a Patient with Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis from Breast Cancer by Andrea Stebel

“…After initial chemotherapy with a dose-dense regimen of doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by 3 cycles of docetaxel (100 mg/m2), a lumpectomy was performed that revealed invasive ductal carcinoma with lymph node involvement. …”
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Effect of HIFU-Induced Thermal Ablation in Numerical Breast Phantom by Sumit Kumar Yadav, Souradip Paul, Mayanglambam Suheshkumar Singh

“…Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, and treatment involved invasive surgery such as lumpectomy. In the last decade, a non-invasive, non-contact high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy was developed for treatment with promising results. …”
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Giant juvenile fibroadenoma in a young female-A diagnostic dilemma by Vasu Gautam, Chetna Khanna, Atul Kumar Meena, Pinaki Ranjan Debnath

“…Management: It was decided to perform a “Nipple-areolar complex sparing lumpectomy” with deferment of reconstructive surgery. …”
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Bilateral Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast; a Case Report of Benign Tumor on One Side and Malignant Tumor on the Contralateral Side by Hamdy Abdel Azim, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Raafat Abdel-Malek

“…First, she underwent lumpectomy for right breast benign PT which recurred six month later and underwent right mastectomy. …”
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Risk of Heart Disease in Left-Sided Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: With Considering Baseline Risk of Heart Diseases by Hamid Ghaznavi, Amir Jafari

“…Introduction: After lumpectomy, radiation therapy is used to control the tumor and increase patient survival. …”
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Fasceíte necrotizante da mama: relato de caso Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast: case report by Marco Aurélio da Costa Silva, Jales Benevides Santana Filho, Ruffo de Freitas Júnior, Edgar Berquó Peleja, Rossana de Araújo Catão, Luiz Fernando Jubé Ribeiro

“…A 68-year-old female patient was submitted to a lumpectomy for a big breast lipoma. After surgen there was an aggressive local infection, with extensive necrosis of the breast tissue, including the superficial and deep fasciae and also the skin over the breast. …”
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Assessment of the usefulness of prognostic Van Nuys Prognostic Index in the treatment in ductal carcinoma in situ in 15-year observation by Michał Kunkiel, Anna Niwińska

“…The remaining 525 patients whose treatment began from excision of local DCIS and whose further course of treatment was determined after histopathological examination, who were left for observation, treated with lumpectomy and radiotherapy or mastectomy, were qualified for the assessment of mentioned index (Online Appendix 1- Figure S1). …”
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Fibromatosis-like carcinoma-an unusual phenotype of a metaplastic breast tumor associated with a micropapilloma by Badwe Rajan A, Shet Tanuja M, Rekhi Bharat, Chinoy Roshni F

“…Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) from the lump was inconclusive. A lumpectomy was performed and sent for frozen section, which revealed presence of spindle cells showing mild atypia in a sclerotic stroma. …”
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MRI reduces variation of contouring for boost clinical target volume in breast cancer patients without surgical clips in the tumour bed by Al-Hammadi Noora, Caparrotti Palmira, Divakar Saju, Riyas Mohamed, Chandramouli Suparna Halsnad, Hammoud Rabih, Hayes Jillian, Mc Garry Maeve, Paloor Satheesh Prasad, Petric Primoz

“…Omitting the placement of clips inside tumour bed during breast cancer surgery poses a challenge for delineation of lumpectomy cavity clinical target volume (CTVLC). We aimed to quantify inter-observer variation and accuracy for CT- and MRI-based segmentation of CTVLC in patients without clips.…”
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Potential role of significant GATA3 mutation in male breast cancer responding to endocrine therapy: A case report by Yaoxiong Xia, Xiaoling Liu, Wenhui Li, Yuechun Zhu

“…PET/CT scan detected multiple bone metastasis and enlarged lymph nodes at left axilla, mediastinal area 7, and left pulmonary hilus. Lumpectomy was performed to remove the mass followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy against focal bone metastasis, left axillary lesion, and left subcutaneous chest wall. …”
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Uterine Carcinosarcoma Associated with Tamoxifen Use in a Menopausal ‎Patient: A Case Report ‎ by T Ashrafganjoei, M Mohamadiamiri, M Zeynalzadeh

“…CASE REPORT: The patient was a 67-year-old menopausal woman (G9, P5, L5, Ab4), who underwent lumpectomy and chemoradiotherapy ten years ago due to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (ductal carcinoma). …”
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Pleomorphic adenoma of the breast: A potential morphologic and molecular pitfall in the era of genomic risk stratification by Margaret Moore, Anne Mills, Patrick Dillon, Kristen Atkins, Elisheva Shanes

“…The patient was therefore scheduled to receive adjuvant chemotherapy following lumpectomy. However, fortunately this plan was halted when the final diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma was rendered on the resection specimen. …”
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Evolving Trends in Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: An Analysis of 30 Years of Practice Changing Papers by Stephen Keelan, Stephen Keelan, Michael Flanagan, Michael Flanagan, Arnold D. K. Hill, Arnold D. K. Hill

“…A number of landmark trials have established lumpectomy followed by radiation as the standard of care for many patients. …”
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Mammary Tuberculosis: A Cause of Lump in the Breast by Syed Qaiser Hussain Naqvi, Anjum Naqvi, Nazar Ali Memon, Jan Muhammad Memon, Anwar Ali Akhund, Tabinda Taqi

“…Results: Nine cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed in 396 lumpectomy/mastectomy specimens. Age of these patients ranged from 18 to 42 years. …”
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A Review on the Management of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain Following Breast Cancer by Avila F, Torres-Guzman R, Maita K, Garcia JP, De Sario GD, Borna S, Ho OA, Forte AJ

“…Francisco Avila, Ricardo Torres-Guzman, Karla Maita, John P Garcia, Gioacchino D De Sario, Sahar Borna, Olivia A Ho, Antonio J Forte Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USACorrespondence: Antonio J Forte, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Roads, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA, Tel +1 904-953-2073, Email ajvforte@yahoo.com.brAbstract: Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a common and debilitating form of postsurgical pain with neuropathic characteristics, presenting as burning, stabbing, or pulling sensations after mastectomy, lumpectomy, or other breast procedures. With a prevalence of 31%, the risk factors for PMPS include younger age, psychosocial factors, radiotherapy, axillary lymph node dissection, and a history of chronic pain. …”
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Intrathoracic migration of preoperative breast localization wire: a rare case report by R. Omranipour, M. Farbood, M. Gity

“…The wire could not be found during lumpectomy and it had been proven to be in thoracic cavity in recovery room. …”
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