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Open AccessLatissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap grafting to the infected recipient site in a patient with irradiated locally advanced breast cancer and multiple lung metastases
Musculocutaneous (MC) flaps are more resistant to infection than implants, but no clinical results have been reported so far about the grafting of MC flap to the overtly infected sites.
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Open AccessEvaluation of additional gastrectomy after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer
Performing additional surgery after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer is controversial. Our aims are to clarify the risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) and lo...
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Risk factors for breast cancer-related lymphedema: correlation with docetaxel administration
Upper-limb lymphedema is a well-known complication of breast cancer and its treatment. This retrospective cohort study aims to determine what risk factors affect breast cancer-related lymphedema in patients wi...
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A case of bilateral methotrexate-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphomas of the breasts with unique clinical presentation and outcome
A 54-year-old woman on methotrexate (MTX) treatment developed reddish skin change in her right breast. Mammography and ultrasound showed no masses in the breasts but bilateral mammary glands presented diffuse ...
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Circulating tumor cells as a prognostic marker for efficacy in the randomized phase III JO21095 trial in Japanese patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer
Prognostic effects of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been reported in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). However, few phase III trials have investigated the potential role of CTCs in treatment selection. We ...
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Efficacy and safety of low-dose capecitabine plus docetaxel versus single-agent docetaxel in patients with anthracycline-pretreated HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: results from the randomized phase III JO21095 trial
The randomized phase III JO21095 trial compared the efficacy and safety of low-dose capecitabine plus docetaxel combination therapy (XT) versus single-agent administration of docetaxel in anthracycline-pretrea...
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Fibroadenoma of the axillary accessory breast: diagnostic value of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging
Accessory breast is synonymous with polymastia or supernumerary breast tissue. An accessory breast without a nipple or areola is rare. We report a case of fibroadenoma of an accessory breast with no nipple or ...
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Histoculture drug response assay for gefitinib in non-small-cell lung cancer
There are many predictive factors for gefitinib sensitivity, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation, EGFR copy number, and k-ras mutation. To investigate all of them is too expensive. We ...
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In vitro evaluation of dose-response curve for paclitaxel in breast cancer
The dose-response curve for anticancer agents cannot be evaluated by studying patients directly. To investigate individual differences in the dose-response curve for paclitaxel in breast cancer, we utilized th...
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Radiofrequency ablation therapy in patients with breast cancers two centimeters or less in size
Non-surgical ablation is an attractive approach as a local control method for breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the complications and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) therapy...
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A case of serum CEA disappearance curve after resection of breast carcinoma
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) elimination kinetics after tumor resection were measured in a case of breast cancer. A 45-year-old woman with a left breast carcinoma underwent surgery after neoadjuvant chemothe...
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Clinical efficacy of bisphosphonate therapy for bone metastasis from breast cancer
Bisphosphonates inhibit osteoclastic bone resorption and are being used as treatment for bone metastases from breast cancer. Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy can significantly reduce skeletal related events ...
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MR-axillography oriented surgical sampling for assessment of nodal status in the selection of patients with breast cancer for axillary lymph nodes dissection
We have reported that magnetic resonance axillography (MR-axillography) is the best method for assessing lymph node size and representing the relation of the lymph node to normal anatomy.
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Bisphosphonate therapy for bone metastases from Breast Cancer: Clinical results and a new therapeutic approach
We evaluated the usefulness of bisphosphonate (BIS) monotherapy, the safety of rapid infusion of BIS and the efficacy of BIS-sequential therapy for bone metastases from breast cancer.
