Fibromatosis (desmoid tumor) of the breast mimicking a case of ipsilateral metachronous breast cancer by Jimenez Rafael E, Povoski Stephen P

“…</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of a 70 year old patient with a remote history of invasive breast cancer (treated twelve years earlier by lumpectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, postoperative radiation therapy, and five years of tamoxifen) who developed fibromatosis within another quadrant of the same breast that clinically, mammographically, and sonographically mimicked that of the development of an ipsilateral metachronous breast cancer. …”
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THE CURRENT STATUS OF ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST RADIATION THERAPY by Jeffrey S. Falk

“…It has been shown that breast-conserving therapy (lumpectomy plus radiation therapy) is equivalent to mastectomy in terms of long term overall survival, disease free survival, and distant recurrence. …”
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Myxosarcoma in a dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) by Mazlan, Mazlina, Selvarajah, Gayathri Thevi, Byron Chong, Y L, Law, H L

“…A 1.5 years old female Russian dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) was presented with a large mass at right caudal ventral abdomen. Lumpectomy was performed to remove the growth mass and subjected to histopathological examination. …”
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Cavity Shave Margins in Breast Conservative Surgery a Strategy to Reduce Positive Margins and Surgical Time by Gianluca Vanni, Marco Pellicciaro, Giulia Renelli, Marco Materazzo, Amir Sadri, Valentina Enrica Marsella, Federico Tacconi, Sebastiano Angelo Bastone, Benedetto Longo, Giordana Di Mauro, Valerio Cervelli, Massimiliano Berretta, Oreste Claudio Buonomo

“…<b>Background:</b> Resection of additional tissue circumferentially around the cavity left by lumpectomy (cavity shave) was suggested to reduce rates of positive margins and re-excision. …”
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Cardiopulmonary-related patient-reported outcomes in a randomized clinical trial of radiation therapy for breast cancer by Hilde Van Parijs, Vincent Vinh-Hung, Christel Fontaine, Guy Storme, Claire Verschraegen, Dung M. Nguyen, Nele Adriaenssens, Nam P. Nguyen, Olena Gorobets, Mark De Ridder

“…CR delivered 50 Gy in 25 fractions/5 weeks to breast/chest wall and regional nodes if node-positive, with a sequential boost (16 Gy/8 fractions/1.6 weeks) after lumpectomy. TT delivered 42 Gy/15 fractions/3 weeks to breast/chest wall and regional nodes if node-positive, 51 Gy simultaneous-integrated-boost in patients with lumpectomy. …”
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The Prognostic and Predictive Value of Genomic Assays in Guiding Adjuvant Breast Radiation Therapy by Sasha J. Beyer, Miranda Tallman, Sachin R. Jhawar, Julia R. White, Jose G. Bazan

“…Many patients with non-metastatic breast cancer benefit from adjuvant radiation therapy after lumpectomy or mastectomy on the basis of many randomized trials. …”
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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI): A review of available techniques by Saunders Mark W, Njeh Christopher F, Langton Christian M

“…Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) is an approach that treats only the lumpectomy bed plus a 1-2 cm margin, rather than the whole breast. …”
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Problems of diagnostics and treatment of breast phyllodes tumors by Van Shu, A. A. Artemieva, E. A. Busco, V. V. Semiglazov, T. Y. Semiglazova

“…Limited excision of the tumor is followed by highly frequent local recurrence in case of any subgroup of PT (30 %). Lumpectomy is also followed by highly frequent local recurrence that first of all concerns malignant PT (57 %). …”
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Mammary tuberculosis mimicking breast cancer: a case report by Maroulis Ioannis, Spyropoulos Charalambos, Zolota Vasiliki, Tzorakoleftherakis Evaggelos

“…The patient underwent lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Frozen section of the tumor and the sentinel node revealed "granulomatous inflammation", while gross examination confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculous mastitis. …”
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Association of radiotherapy with preferential depletion of luminal epithelial cells in a <it>BRCA1</it> mutation carrier by Chiang Huai-Chin, Nair Sreejith J, Yeh I-Tien, Santillan Alfredo A, Hu Yanfen, Elledge Richard, Li Rong

“…Here we studied fresh breast tissue from a <it>BRCA1</it> mutation carrier who was initially treated with a lumpectomy and RT for a unilateral cancer and two years later chose a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy while remaining cancer-free. …”
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Tuberculosis of the breast with erythema nodosum: a case report by Tu May-Yu, Kao Pao-Tsuan, Tang Sai-Hung, Ma Hon-Kwong

“…She received anti-tuberculous therapy for 18 months, and finally underwent residual lumpectomy. During her follow-up examination after 12 months, no evidence of either residual or recurrent disease was present.…”
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Report of two cases of recurrent scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and literature review by Long Liansheng, Li Xialiang, Zhao Yaodong, Xue Yajun, Lou Meiqing

“…One was a 38-year-old male, who accept lumpectomy for the first time; however, it recurred 9 months later. …”
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Cystic renal oncocytoma: A rare case report by Houcine Bouchaala, Mohamed Amine Mseddi, Mouna Zghal, Ibrahim Mejdoub, Lobna Ayedi, Mourad Hadj Slimen

“…An open surgery was planned: There was a 2-cm-sized cystic tumor, mediorenal, in contact with the hilum. A lumpectomy was performed.Anatomopathological examination revealed a cystic oncocytoma.…”
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A Raman Imaging Approach Using CD47 Antibody-Labeled SERS Nanoparticles for Identifying Breast Cancer and Its Potential to Guide Surgical Resection by Ryan M. Davis, Jos L. Campbell, Sean Burkitt, Zhen Qiu, Soyoung Kang, Mana Mehraein, Dominie Miyasato, Helen Salinas, Jonathan T. C. Liu, Cristina Zavaleta

“…The findings of this study support further investigation and suggest that SERS nanoparticles topically applied to breast cancer could guide more complete surgical resection during lumpectomy.…”
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Hypofractionation and Concomitant Boost in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS): Analysis of a Prospective Case Series with Long-Term Follow-Up by Domenico Cante, Marina Paolini, Cristina Piva, Edoardo Petrucci, Lorenzo Radici, Silvia Ferrario, Guido Mondini, Silvia Bagnera, Maria Rosa La Porta, Pierfrancesco Franco

“…We previously reported on a cohort of breast cancer patients affected with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) that were treated with breast conservative surgery and hypofractionated whole-breast radiotherapy with a concomitant boost to the lumpectomy cavity. We now report on the long-term results of the oncological and toxicity outcomes, at a median follow-up of 11.2 years. …”
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Bilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction in a Patient with Unilateral Breast Cancer: A Case Report by Young Chul Kim, Byung Ho Son, Eun Key Kim

“…Right SSM and left lumpectomy were indicated for ductal carcinoma in situ in the right breast and benign tumors with microcalcifications in the left breast. …”
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Perspectives of women about external breast prostheses by Margaret I. Fitch, Alison McAndrew, Andrea Harris, Jim Anderson, Todd Kubon, Jay McClennen

“…As many as 90% of women who have undergone mastectomy or lumpectomy for breast cancer surgery will choose to wear a breast prosthesis. …”
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Fibroadenoma Excision under Thoracic Segmental Spinal Anaesthesia in Isolated Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Report by Jyoti Deshpande, Merlin Elizabeth Jacob

“…Unless otherwise contraindicated, the regional technique of thoracic segmental spinal anesthesia has been proven to be a safe and effective method for even major surgeries including laparoscopic cholecystectomy, breast lumpectomy and abdominal surgeries. Multiple regional anesthetic techniques are available and should be used according to the requirement of the surgery as well as the skill and knowledge of the performing anesthetist. …”
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CARCINOSARCOMA OF THE BREAST by Kemal Atahan, Serhat Gür, Ercüment Tarcan, Atilla Çökmez, Seyran Yiğit

“…Histologic examination was performed and this was reported as a malignant. Lumpectomy and axillary dissection were performed. The tumour was reported as a carcinosarcoma. …”
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Periductal stromal sarcoma in a child: a case report by Kebdani Tayeb, Hassouni Khalid, Allaoui Mohamed, Bekkouch Iman, Mellas Nawfel, Lalya Issam, Masbah Ouafae, Regragui Asmaa, Benjaafar Noureddine, Elgueddari Brahim Khalil

“…The histological examination after lumpectomy revealed a periductal stromal sarcoma with free surgical margins. …”
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