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Radioguided Surgery for Non-palpable Breast Lesions: I-125 Radioactive Seed Localization
Because of several disadvantages, alternatives to wire localization (WL) for surgery of non-palpable breast lesions have been widely pursued. Radioactive seed localization (RSL) is a technique that has gained ...
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Consequences of Axillary Ultrasound in Patients with T2 or Greater Invasive Breast Cancers
Background. Axillary ultrasound (AUS) with needle biopsy is used to detect metastasis in patients with invasive breast cancers. Our hypothesis is that preoperative AUS significantly reduces senti...
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Implementing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Programs in Develo** Countries: Challenges and Opportunities
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the accepted standard of care in early-stage breast cancer and cutaneous melanoma. This technology is accurate for nodal staging and determining the prognosis of these pati...
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Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes
Breast cancer represents a major public health problem in the world. According to the GLOBOCAN database, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and the most common cancer among women, acco...
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Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Breast Cancer
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Clinical considerations in breast cancer sentinel lymph node map**: A moffitt review
Lymphatic map** redefined the clinical significance of axillary lymph nodes in the treatment of breast cancer. Current literature supports the concept that any patient diagnosed with invasive breast cancer s...
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Sexual Functioning in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors Treated with Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Background. Previous reports suggest that problems in sexual functioning may be common among long-term (>5 years) breast cancer survivors. To investigate this issue further, we examined the characteristics and c...
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Constitutive activation of Stat3 by the Src and JAK tyrosine kinases participates in growth regulation of human breast carcinoma cells
Constitutive activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins has been detected in a wide variety of human primary tumor specimens and tumor cell lines including blood malignancie...
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer: Combined dye-isotope technique
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Lymphatic map**: a technique providing accurate staging for breast cancer
Lymphatic map** and selective lymphade-nectomy is an accurate method for staging breast cancer patients, providing a conservative approach to the surgical management and more information from a detailed exam...
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Prophylactic Surgery for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIa after Genetic Diagnosis: Is Parathyroid Transplantation Indicated?
RET proto-oncogene predisposing to multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIa (MEN-IIa) has allowed a DNA-based approach to diagnosis and treatment by prophylactic thyroidectomy in ch...
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Immunologic and steroid binding properties of the GCDFP-24 protein isolated from human breast gross cystic disease fluid
A major protein of human breast cyst fluid, termed GCDFP-24, has the property of specifically binding progestins. The purified glycoprotein, of 24,000 apparent molecular weight, bound pregnenolone and progeste...
