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Clinical Considerations And Surgical Outcomes Of Breast Implant-Associated Cancer: An Emerging Disease Of Interest, Abel Enrique Manjarres Guevara, Miguel Andres Montalvo Clavijo, Fares Juan José Martinez Sierra, Diego Armando Franco Arias, Nathalia Maria Esmeral Zuluaga, Astrid Juliana Velandia Suárez, Yarath Zeneth Rodríguez Cabarca, Michael Gregorio Ortega Sierra May 2024

Clinical Considerations And Surgical Outcomes Of Breast Implant-Associated Cancer: An Emerging Disease Of Interest, Abel Enrique Manjarres Guevara, Miguel Andres Montalvo Clavijo, Fares Juan José Martinez Sierra, Diego Armando Franco Arias, Nathalia Maria Esmeral Zuluaga, Astrid Juliana Velandia Suárez, Yarath Zeneth Rodríguez Cabarca, Michael Gregorio Ortega Sierra

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Breast cancer continues to be one of the main priorities in global health and public health, and remains the most frequent and deadly malignant neoplasm in women worldwide. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, whose pathogenesis and pathophysiology are not well known, but which is seen with increasing frequency due to the increase in cosmetic procedures. To date, there are limitations in terms of knowledge about the clinical behavior of the disease, which can manifest itself in many forms, with a variable evolution time and uncertain surgical outcomes in the medium- and …


Decorin Suppresses Tumor Lymphangiogenesis: A Mechanism To Curtail Cancer Progression, Dipon K. Mondal, Christopher Xie, Gabriel J. Pascal, Simone Buraschi, Renato V. Iozzo Apr 2024

Decorin Suppresses Tumor Lymphangiogenesis: A Mechanism To Curtail Cancer Progression, Dipon K. Mondal, Christopher Xie, Gabriel J. Pascal, Simone Buraschi, Renato V. Iozzo

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

The complex interplay between malignant cells and the cellular and molecular components of the tumor stroma is a key aspect of cancer growth and development. These tumor-host interactions are often affected by soluble bioactive molecules such as proteoglycans. Decorin, an archetypical small leucine-rich proteoglycan primarily expressed by stromal cells, affects cancer growth in its soluble form by interacting with several receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK). Overall, decorin leads to a context-dependent and protracted cessation of oncogenic RTK activity by attenuating their ability to drive a prosurvival program and to sustain a proangiogenic network. Through an unbiased transcriptomic analysis using deep RNAseq, …


A Guidebook For Latina Breast Cancer Survivors & Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Abigail Hernandez, Leslie Khan-Farooqi, Mary Ann Smith Apr 2024

A Guidebook For Latina Breast Cancer Survivors & Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Abigail Hernandez, Leslie Khan-Farooqi, Mary Ann Smith

Spring 2024 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

Many Latina women diagnosed with breast cancer face psychosocial challenges and do not have access or the necessary resources to assist them with these challenges which may lead to decreased quality of life. This study is designed to address the most common psychosocial issues associated with breast cancer to assist Latina women as well as occupational therapy practitioners.


A Representative Clinical Course Of Progression, With Molecular Insights, Of Hormone Receptor-Positive, Her2-Negative Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer, Elizabeth Magno, Karen M. Bussard Mar 2024

A Representative Clinical Course Of Progression, With Molecular Insights, Of Hormone Receptor-Positive, Her2-Negative Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer, Elizabeth Magno, Karen M. Bussard

Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Despite treatment advances, breast cancer remains a leading cause of death of women in the United States, mostly due to metastatic disease. Bone is a preferential site for breast cancer metastasis, and most metastatic breast cancer patients experience bone involvement at the time of death. The majority of patients with bone metastatic breast cancer are first diagnosed with and treated for early-stage disease, and from development of early-stage breast cancer to the recurrence of cancer in the bones, up to 30 years may elapse. Throughout this timeframe, a typical patient undergoes many treatments that have effects on the bone microenvironment. …


A Rare Case Of Breast Carcinoma Metastasis Into A Meningioma In A 64-Year-Old Female Patient, Edwin Mogere, Miriam Mutebi, Allan Njau, Manel Haj Mansour Jan 2024

A Rare Case Of Breast Carcinoma Metastasis Into A Meningioma In A 64-Year-Old Female Patient, Edwin Mogere, Miriam Mutebi, Allan Njau, Manel Haj Mansour

General Surgery, East Africa

This report discusses the occurrence of tumor-to-tumor metastasis—an atypical phenomenon in oncology where a secondary malignancy develops within an existing primary tumor. The case of a 64-year-old woman is presented, who, with a history of stage II invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast treated with mastectomy and chemoradiotherapy, developed neurological symptoms indicative of a secondary brain tumor. MRI and subsequent histopathological analysis post-craniotomy confirmed a meningioma with a metastatic breast carcinoma, demonstrating the clinical importance of considering tumor-to-tumor metastasis in similar patient histories.


Needle Biopsy Accelerates Pro-Metastatic Changes And Systemic Dissemination In Breast Cancer: Implications For Mortality By Surgery Delay, Hiroyasu Kameyama, Priya Dondapati, Reese Simmons, Macall Leslie, John Langenheim, Yunguang Sun, Misung Yi, Aubrey Rottschaefer, Rashmi Pathak, Shreya Nuguri, Kar-Ming Fung, Shirng-Wern Tsaih, Inna Chervoneva, Hallgeir Rui, Takemi Tanaka Dec 2023

Needle Biopsy Accelerates Pro-Metastatic Changes And Systemic Dissemination In Breast Cancer: Implications For Mortality By Surgery Delay, Hiroyasu Kameyama, Priya Dondapati, Reese Simmons, Macall Leslie, John Langenheim, Yunguang Sun, Misung Yi, Aubrey Rottschaefer, Rashmi Pathak, Shreya Nuguri, Kar-Ming Fung, Shirng-Wern Tsaih, Inna Chervoneva, Hallgeir Rui, Takemi Tanaka

Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

ncreased breast cancer (BC) mortality risk posed by delayed surgical resection of tumor after diagnosis is a growing concern, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Our cohort analyses of early-stage BC patients reveal the emergence of a significantly rising mortality risk when the biopsy-to-surgery interval was extended beyond 53 days. Additionally, histology of post-biopsy tumors shows prolonged retention of a metastasis-permissive wound stroma dominated by M2-like macrophages capable of promoting cancer cell epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis. We show that needle biopsy promotes systemic dissemination of cancer cells through a mechanism of sustained activation of the COX-2/PGE2/EP2 feedforward loop, …


Investigation Of The Effectiveness Of Intraoperative Radiotherapy In Treatment Of Unifocal Invasive Breast Cancer, Julie Schultz, Annie M. Oslund Dec 2023

Investigation Of The Effectiveness Of Intraoperative Radiotherapy In Treatment Of Unifocal Invasive Breast Cancer, Julie Schultz, Annie M. Oslund

Physician Assistant Capstones, 2020-current

Objective: Assess the 5 year local recurrence rate of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in relation to the conventional treatment of external breast radiotherapy (EBRT) in eligible females diagnosed with breast cancer over age 40.

Design: Systematic literature review.

Methods: PubMed was searched using the following limits and terms: breast neoplasms, intraoperative radiotherapy, randomized control trial, clinical trial, females, English, and published in the last 10 years.

Results: Three studies were found to directly compare IORT and EBRT regarding 5 year local recurrence rates.

Conclusion: IORT was shown to be non-inferior to EBRT in two of the three studies that were examined; …


Exploring Breast Cancer Systemic Drug Therapy Patterns In Real-World Data, Julia O'Rourke, Jeff Warnick, John Doole, Luc De Keyser, Zuzanna Drebert, Olivia Wan, Courtney N Thompson, Jack W. London, Karen Fairchild, Matvey B. Palchuk Oct 2023

Exploring Breast Cancer Systemic Drug Therapy Patterns In Real-World Data, Julia O'Rourke, Jeff Warnick, John Doole, Luc De Keyser, Zuzanna Drebert, Olivia Wan, Courtney N Thompson, Jack W. London, Karen Fairchild, Matvey B. Palchuk

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

PURPOSE: To explore medications and their administration patterns in real-world patients with breast cancer.

METHODS: A retrospective study was performed using TriNetX, a federated network of deidentified, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant data from 21 health care organizations across North America. Patients diagnosed with breast cancer between January 1, 2013, and May 31, 2022, were included. We investigated a rule-based and unsupervised learning algorithm to extract medications and their administration patterns. To group similar administration patterns, we used three features in k-means clustering: total number of administrations, median number of days between administrations, and standard deviation of the days …


Clinical Characteristics, Racial Inequities, And Outcomes In Patients With Breast Cancer And Covid-19: A Covid-19 And Cancer Consortium (Ccc19) Cohort Study, Gayathri Nagaraj, Shaveta Vinayak, Ali Raza Khaki, Tianyi Sun, Nicole M. Kuderer, David M. Aboulafia, Jared D. Acoba, Joy Awosika, Ziad Bakouny, Nicole B. Balmaceda, Ting Bao, Babar Bashir, Stephanie Berg, Mehmet A. Bilen, Poorva Bindal, Sibel Blau, Brianne E. Bodin, Hala T. Borno, Cecilia Castellano, Horyun Choi, John Deeken, Aakash Desai, Natasha Edwin, Lawrence E. Feldman, Daniel B. Flora, Christopher R. Friese, Matthew D. Galsky, Cyndi J. Gonzalez, Petros Grivas, Shilpa Gupta, Marcy Haynam, Hannah Heilman, Dawn L. Hershman, Clara Hwang, Chinmay Jani, Sachin R. Jhawar, Monika Joshi, Virginia Kaklamani, Elizabeth J. Klein, Natalie Knox, Vadim S. Koshkin, Amit A. Kulkarni, Daniel H. Kwon, Chris Labaki, Philip E. Lammers, Kate I. Lathrop, Mark A. Lewis, Xuanyi Li, Gilbert De Lima Lopes, Gary H. Lyman, Della F. Makower, Abdul-Hai Mansoor, Merry-Jennifer Markham, Sandeep H. Mashru, Rana R. Mckay, Ian Messing, Vasil Mico, Rajani Nadkarni, Swathi Namburi, Ryan H. Nguyen, Taylor Kristian Nonato, Tracey Lynn O'Connor, Orestis A. Panagiotou, Kyu Park, Jaymin M. Patel, Kanishka Gopikabimal Patel, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Hyma Polimera, Matthew Puc, Yuan James Rao, Pedram Razavi, Sonya A. Reid, Jonathan W. Riess, Donna R. Rivera, Mark Robson, Suzanne J. Rose, Atlantis D. Russ, Lidia Schapira, Pankil K. Shah, M Kelly Shanahan, Lauren C. Shapiro, Melissa Smits, Daniel G. Stover, Mitrianna Streckfuss, Lisa Tachiki, Michael A. Thompson, Sara M. Tolaney, Lisa B. Weissmann, Grace Wilson, Michael T. Wotman, Elizabeth M. Wulff-Burchfield, Sanjay Mishra, Benjamin French, Jeremy L. Warner, Maryam B. Lustberg, Melissa K. Accordino, Dimpy P. Shah Oct 2023

Clinical Characteristics, Racial Inequities, And Outcomes In Patients With Breast Cancer And Covid-19: A Covid-19 And Cancer Consortium (Ccc19) Cohort Study, Gayathri Nagaraj, Shaveta Vinayak, Ali Raza Khaki, Tianyi Sun, Nicole M. Kuderer, David M. Aboulafia, Jared D. Acoba, Joy Awosika, Ziad Bakouny, Nicole B. Balmaceda, Ting Bao, Babar Bashir, Stephanie Berg, Mehmet A. Bilen, Poorva Bindal, Sibel Blau, Brianne E. Bodin, Hala T. Borno, Cecilia Castellano, Horyun Choi, John Deeken, Aakash Desai, Natasha Edwin, Lawrence E. Feldman, Daniel B. Flora, Christopher R. Friese, Matthew D. Galsky, Cyndi J. Gonzalez, Petros Grivas, Shilpa Gupta, Marcy Haynam, Hannah Heilman, Dawn L. Hershman, Clara Hwang, Chinmay Jani, Sachin R. Jhawar, Monika Joshi, Virginia Kaklamani, Elizabeth J. Klein, Natalie Knox, Vadim S. Koshkin, Amit A. Kulkarni, Daniel H. Kwon, Chris Labaki, Philip E. Lammers, Kate I. Lathrop, Mark A. Lewis, Xuanyi Li, Gilbert De Lima Lopes, Gary H. Lyman, Della F. Makower, Abdul-Hai Mansoor, Merry-Jennifer Markham, Sandeep H. Mashru, Rana R. Mckay, Ian Messing, Vasil Mico, Rajani Nadkarni, Swathi Namburi, Ryan H. Nguyen, Taylor Kristian Nonato, Tracey Lynn O'Connor, Orestis A. Panagiotou, Kyu Park, Jaymin M. Patel, Kanishka Gopikabimal Patel, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Hyma Polimera, Matthew Puc, Yuan James Rao, Pedram Razavi, Sonya A. Reid, Jonathan W. Riess, Donna R. Rivera, Mark Robson, Suzanne J. Rose, Atlantis D. Russ, Lidia Schapira, Pankil K. Shah, M Kelly Shanahan, Lauren C. Shapiro, Melissa Smits, Daniel G. Stover, Mitrianna Streckfuss, Lisa Tachiki, Michael A. Thompson, Sara M. Tolaney, Lisa B. Weissmann, Grace Wilson, Michael T. Wotman, Elizabeth M. Wulff-Burchfield, Sanjay Mishra, Benjamin French, Jeremy L. Warner, Maryam B. Lustberg, Melissa K. Accordino, Dimpy P. Shah

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Limited information is available for patients with breast cancer (BC) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially among underrepresented racial/ethnic populations.

METHODS: This is a COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) registry-based retrospective cohort study of females with active or history of BC and laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection diagnosed between March 2020 and June 2021 in the US. Primary outcome was COVID-19 severity measured on a five-level ordinal scale, including none of the following complications, hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, and all-cause mortality. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression model identified characteristics associated with COVID-19 severity.

RESULTS: …


Selection Of Optimal Quantile Protein Biomarkers Based On Cell-Level Immunohistochemistry Data, Misung Yi, Tingting Zhan, Amy R. Peck, Jeffrey A. Hooke, Albert J. Kovatich, Craig D. Shriver, Hai Hu, Yunguang Sun, Hallgeir Rui, Inna Chervoneva Jul 2023

Selection Of Optimal Quantile Protein Biomarkers Based On Cell-Level Immunohistochemistry Data, Misung Yi, Tingting Zhan, Amy R. Peck, Jeffrey A. Hooke, Albert J. Kovatich, Craig D. Shriver, Hai Hu, Yunguang Sun, Hallgeir Rui, Inna Chervoneva

Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Protein biomarkers of cancer progression and response to therapy are increasingly important for improving personalized medicine. Advanced quantitative pathology platforms enable measurement of protein expression in tissues at the single-cell level. However, this rich quantitative cell-by-cell biomarker information is most often not exploited. Instead, it is reduced to a single mean across the cells of interest or converted into a simple proportion of binary biomarker-positive or -negative cells.

RESULTS: We investigated the utility of retaining all quantitative information at the single-cell level by considering the values of the quantile function (inverse of the cumulative distribution function) estimated from a …


Relative Burden Of Cancer And Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors Of Breast, Prostate, And Colorectal Cancer In The Us, Madhav Kc, Jane Fan, Terry Hyslop, Sirad Hassan, Michael Cecchini, Shi-Yi Wang, Andrea Silber, Michael S. Leapman, Ira Leeds, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Lisa P. Spees, Cary P. Gross, Maryam Lustberg, Rachel A. Greenup, Amy C. Justice, Kevin C. Oeffinger, Michaela A. Dinan Jul 2023

Relative Burden Of Cancer And Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors Of Breast, Prostate, And Colorectal Cancer In The Us, Madhav Kc, Jane Fan, Terry Hyslop, Sirad Hassan, Michael Cecchini, Shi-Yi Wang, Andrea Silber, Michael S. Leapman, Ira Leeds, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Lisa P. Spees, Cary P. Gross, Maryam Lustberg, Rachel A. Greenup, Amy C. Justice, Kevin C. Oeffinger, Michaela A. Dinan

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

IMPORTANCE: Improvements in cancer outcomes have led to a need to better understand long-term oncologic and nononcologic outcomes and quantify cancer-specific vs noncancer-specific mortality risks among long-term survivors.

OBJECTIVE: To assess absolute and relative cancer-specific vs noncancer-specific mortality rates among long-term survivors of cancer, as well as associated risk factors.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study included 627 702 patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer who received a diagnosis between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2014, who received definitive treatment for localized disease and who were alive 5 …


Value Of Breast Ultrasound In The Prediction Of Molecular Subtypes In Patients With Breast Cancer, Samar Mohamed El-Maadaw, Sherihan Wahid Yousry Gareer, Hisham Samir Wahba Mikhael, Hebatalla Hassan Nashaat Elkassas May 2023

Value Of Breast Ultrasound In The Prediction Of Molecular Subtypes In Patients With Breast Cancer, Samar Mohamed El-Maadaw, Sherihan Wahid Yousry Gareer, Hisham Samir Wahba Mikhael, Hebatalla Hassan Nashaat Elkassas

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objectives:To correlate between the breast ultrasound imaging features and molecular subtypes of breast cancer and to assess the predictive value of their correlation

Background:Molecular subtyping of breast cancer has become the standard of care in breast cancer management. Survival, pattern of recurrence, and treatment response vary between different molecular subtypes.

Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study included all consecutive female patients referred to the Radiology Department from January 2020 to April 2022who underwent breast ultrasound and surgical excision followed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry (IHC) of the surgical specimen.

Results:A total of 105 patients with pathologically proven breast cancer were included. Multifocal …


Outpatient Breast Cancer Screening Documentation, Christoffer A. Amdahl, Jeremy Smith Apr 2023

Outpatient Breast Cancer Screening Documentation, Christoffer A. Amdahl, Jeremy Smith

North Texas Research Forum 2023

Introduction: Over 264,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed annually within the United States, with 99% of them being in women. Regarding prevention of this terrible disease, early detection of such cancers through screening mammography has up to a 20% reduction in breast cancer mortality. Therefore, the USPSTF recommends screening of women who are 50-74 years of age via mammography at average risk of breast cancer every two years. The goal of this study was to measure, track, and increase compliance with these screening recommendations within the Medical City resident clinics.

Method: Family medicine residents working were presented with a …


Low-Grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma Of The Breast In A Pregnant Patient: Case Report And Literature Review, David Bassa, Makenzie Morrissey, Adewuni Ojo, Adeel Raza Apr 2023

Low-Grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma Of The Breast In A Pregnant Patient: Case Report And Literature Review, David Bassa, Makenzie Morrissey, Adewuni Ojo, Adeel Raza

North Texas Research Forum 2023

Low-grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Breast: Case Report and Literature Review Authors: David Bassa DO, MaKenzie Morrissey MD, Adewuni Ojo MD, Adeel Raza MD Abstract: Introduction: Low-grade adenosquamous carcinoma (LGASC) is a rare variant of metaplastic carcinomas of the breast. It is characterized by its clinical indolence and low-grade cytomorphology. Presentation is typically asymptomatic with indeterminate imaging characteristics with diagnosis dependent solely on histopathology findings. We herein describe a case of LGASC presenting in a young premenopausal female, an extremely rare occurrence. Case presentation: A 23-year-old woman presented to the breast clinic with a left breast ultrasound demonstrating a heterogeneous …


A Novel Method For Measuring The Burden Of Breast Cancer In Neighborhoods, Russell K. Mcintire, Hee-Soon Juon, Scott W. Keith, Nicole L. Simone, Dexter Waters, Eleanor Lewis, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson Apr 2023

A Novel Method For Measuring The Burden Of Breast Cancer In Neighborhoods, Russell K. Mcintire, Hee-Soon Juon, Scott W. Keith, Nicole L. Simone, Dexter Waters, Eleanor Lewis, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

Community-based breast cancer prevention efforts often focus on women who live in the same neighborhoods, as they tend to have similar demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and environmental exposures; yet little research describes methods of selecting neighborhoods of focus for community-based cancer prevention interventions. Studies frequently use demographics from census data, or single breast cancer outcomes (e.g., mortality, morbidity) in order to choose neighborhoods of focus for breast cancer interventions, which may not be optimal. This study presents a novel method for measuring the burden of breast cancer among neighborhoods that could be used for selecting neighborhoods of focus. In this …


Phase Ib Study Of Talimogene Laherparepvec In Combination With Atezolizumab In Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer And Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases, J. R. Hecht, S. S. Raman, A. Chan, K. Kalinsky, J. F. Baurain, M. M. Jimenez, M. M. Garcia, M. D. Berger, U. M. Lauer, Adnan Khattak, A. Carrato, Y. Zhang, K. Liu, E. Cha, A. Keegan, S. Bhatta, C. P. Strassburg, A. Roohullah Apr 2023

Phase Ib Study Of Talimogene Laherparepvec In Combination With Atezolizumab In Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer And Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases, J. R. Hecht, S. S. Raman, A. Chan, K. Kalinsky, J. F. Baurain, M. M. Jimenez, M. M. Garcia, M. D. Berger, U. M. Lauer, Adnan Khattak, A. Carrato, Y. Zhang, K. Liu, E. Cha, A. Keegan, S. Bhatta, C. P. Strassburg, A. Roohullah

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC), a first-in-class oncolytic viral immunotherapy, enhances tumor-specific immune activation. T-VEC combined with atezolizumab, which blocks inhibitor T-cell checkpoints, could provide greater benefit than either agent alone. Safety/efficacy of the combination was explored in patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) or colorectal cancer (CRC) with liver metastases.ncidence, and secondary endpoints included efficacy and AEs. Methods: In this phase Ib, multicenter, open-label, parallel cohort study of adults with TNBC or CRC with liver metastases, T-VEC (106 then 108 PFU/ml; ≤ 4 ml) was administered into hepatic lesions via image-guided injection every 21 (±3) days. Atezolizumab 1200 mg …


Anatomy Versus Physiology: Is Breast Lymphatic Drainage To The Internal Thoracic (Internal Mammary) Lymphatic System Clinically Relevant?, Priscilla Machado, Ji-Bin Liu, Laurence Needleman, Christine Lee, Flemming Forsberg Mar 2023

Anatomy Versus Physiology: Is Breast Lymphatic Drainage To The Internal Thoracic (Internal Mammary) Lymphatic System Clinically Relevant?, Priscilla Machado, Ji-Bin Liu, Laurence Needleman, Christine Lee, Flemming Forsberg

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

Approximately 15%−25% of breast lymphatic drainage passes through the internal thoracic (internal mammary) lymphatic system, draining the inner quadrants of the breast. This study aimed to use lymphosonography to identify sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in the axillary and internal thoracic lymphatic systems in patients with breast cancer. Seventy-nine patients received subcutaneous ultrasound contrast agent injections around the tumor. Lymphosonography was used to identify SLNs. In 14 of the 79 patients (17.7%), the tumor was located in the inner quadrant of the breast. Lymphosonography identified 217 SLNs in 79 patients, averaging 2.7 SLNs per patient. The 217 identified SLNs in the …


Anticancer Effect Of Illicium Verum (Star Anise Fruit) Against Human Breast Cancer Mcf-7 Cell Line, Asra Khan Pahore, Shagufta Khan, Nasim Karim Dec 2022

Anticancer Effect Of Illicium Verum (Star Anise Fruit) Against Human Breast Cancer Mcf-7 Cell Line, Asra Khan Pahore, Shagufta Khan, Nasim Karim

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Objective: To investigate the anticancer effect of Illicium verum against human breast cancer MCF-7 cell line.
Methods: An experimental study was conducted in Multidisciplinary and Tissue Culture Laboratory, Aga Khan University in collaboration with Pharmacology Department of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan from January 2021 to June 2021. MCF-7 cells of Luminal-A breast cancer were seeded in 96-well plate and treated with I.verum methanol extract. After incubation, MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) dye was used for cell viability and cell proliferation assays to determine the number of dead and viable cells, and the absorbance was measured using an enzyme-linked …


Relationship Between Obesity And Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study, Mariam Aoun, Anna Jahshan, Nayana Dekhne, Varna Taranikanti May 2022

Relationship Between Obesity And Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study, Mariam Aoun, Anna Jahshan, Nayana Dekhne, Varna Taranikanti

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INTRODUCTION
Several research studies have identified a positive correlation between obesity and specific receptor statuses in breast cancer, including ER-positive, PR-positive, and HER2-positive breast cancers. However, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in particular has not been studied in relation to body mass index (BMI), which suggests that an analysis of triple-negative breast cancer and its relation to obesity is warranted. This study aims to analyze the association between triple-negative breast cancer and BMI through a retrospective analysis in order to further guide patient counseling about TNBC risk factors.


Dietary Supplement Use Among Brca1/2 Mutation Carriers, Ryan Rogers, Tara Ramgarajan, Virginia Uhley, Kristina Ivan, Dana Zakalik May 2022

Dietary Supplement Use Among Brca1/2 Mutation Carriers, Ryan Rogers, Tara Ramgarajan, Virginia Uhley, Kristina Ivan, Dana Zakalik

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INTRODUCTION
Women who carry BRCA1/2 mutations are at significantly increased risk of breast, ovarian, pancreatic and other cancer. Little is known regarding the use of dietary supplements among women harboring BRCA1/2 mutations. This study aims to characterize the utilization of and attitudes toward dietary supplement use in women who carry BRCA1/2 mutations.


Relationship Between Smoking And Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis, Anna Jahshan, Mariam Aoun, Nayana Dekhne, Varna Taranikanti May 2022

Relationship Between Smoking And Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis, Anna Jahshan, Mariam Aoun, Nayana Dekhne, Varna Taranikanti

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INTRODUCTION
Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer by incidence among women in the United States with high mortality. Compared to other specific types, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is considered to be an aggressive cancer with poor prognosis. Hence, it is important to study the risk factors associated with it. Smoking has been implicated in many cancers, including breast cancer. However, there is no evidence in literature that has shown a relationship between smoking and a specific type of breast cancer. The goal of this study is to analyze the relationship between smoking and TNBC so that we may …


Psychometric Properties Of The Brazilian Version Of The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire For Healthy Women (Ipq-Rh), Rebeca Veras De Andrade Vieira, Juliana Burges Sbicigo, Maria Júlia Armiliato, Elisa Kern De Castro, Maria João Figueiras Jan 2021

Psychometric Properties Of The Brazilian Version Of The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire For Healthy Women (Ipq-Rh), Rebeca Veras De Andrade Vieira, Juliana Burges Sbicigo, Maria Júlia Armiliato, Elisa Kern De Castro, Maria João Figueiras

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© 2021 Universidade de Sao Paulo 1. All rights reserved. The Common Sense Model refers to the association between disease perception and health behaviors. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy People - (IPQ-RH) in healthy women about breast cancer. A total of 321 women participated, with a mean age of 55.72 years old (SD = 10.75), users of Basic Health Units. Confirmatory factor analyzes (CFAs) were carried out and the McDonald’s Omega and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated. The results of the CFAs confirmed the structure of seven factors for …


Early Detection Breast Cancer: Role Of Circulating Plasma Mirna-21 Expression As Apotential Screening Biomarker, Muhammad Noor Diansyah, Ami Ashariati Prayogo, Made Putra Sedana, Merlyna Savitri, Pradana Zaky Romadhon, Putu Niken Ayu Amrita, Andi Yasmin Wijaya, Winona May Hendrata, Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro Jan 2021

Early Detection Breast Cancer: Role Of Circulating Plasma Mirna-21 Expression As Apotential Screening Biomarker, Muhammad Noor Diansyah, Ami Ashariati Prayogo, Made Putra Sedana, Merlyna Savitri, Pradana Zaky Romadhon, Putu Niken Ayu Amrita, Andi Yasmin Wijaya, Winona May Hendrata, Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: To explore the potential of the circulating plasma miRNA-21 as an early detection biomarker by comparing early-stage breast cancer (BG) and healthy control (HG) in Indonesian population. Materials and methods: The enlisted patients were 26 adult female early-stage breast cancer patients (stage 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B) of Airlangga University Hospital from August 2019 to October 2019. Sixteen volunteers were recruited as matching healthy subjects. MiRNA-21 expression was quantified by plasma qRT-PCR. Data analysis performed using IBM SPSS Statistics v.24 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). MiRNA-21 cut-off, sensitivity, and specificity were analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: …


Breast Carcinoma Metastasis In A Resected Meningioma With Early Diagnosis Of Oligometastatic Disease: A Case Report., Christian Fernandez, Louis Cappelli, Sara Chapin,, Lawrence Kenyon, Christopher J Farrell, Wenyin Shi Oct 2020

Breast Carcinoma Metastasis In A Resected Meningioma With Early Diagnosis Of Oligometastatic Disease: A Case Report., Christian Fernandez, Louis Cappelli, Sara Chapin,, Lawrence Kenyon, Christopher J Farrell, Wenyin Shi

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

Tumor-to-tumor metastasis describes the ability of primary tumors to metastasize to other primary tumors. These events generally occur in aggressive and widely-metastatic disease, with the appropriate management and significance of these events unknown. A 56-year-old woman with a history of bilateral, localized, invasive lobular breast carcinoma treated with surgery, systemic therapy, and adjuvant radiation presented five and two years post-treatment with progressive neurological symptoms. Imaging revealed an intracranial meningioma, and the patient underwent resection. Pathology revealed metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma cells within the resected meningioma, and the patient was treated with postoperative radiation without sequelae. Subsequent staging scans revealed a …


Improving Adherence To Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy Among Disadvantaged Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer In South Carolina: Proposal For A Multimethod Study, Tisha M. Felder, Sue Heiney, James R. Hébert, Daniela B. Friedman, Ronit Elk, Regina Franco, Lucy Gansauer, Barbara Christensen, Marvella E. Ford Sep 2020

Improving Adherence To Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy Among Disadvantaged Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer In South Carolina: Proposal For A Multimethod Study, Tisha M. Felder, Sue Heiney, James R. Hébert, Daniela B. Friedman, Ronit Elk, Regina Franco, Lucy Gansauer, Barbara Christensen, Marvella E. Ford

Faculty Publications

Background: Current clinical guidelines recommend that hormone receptor-positive breast cancer survivors take adjuvant hormonal therapy (AHT) for 5 to 10 years, following the end of definitive treatment. However, fewer than half of patients adhere to the guidelines, and suboptimal adherence to AHT is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer mortality. Research has extensively documented sociodemographic and disease-specific factors associated with adherence to AHT, but very little evidence exists on behavioral factors (eg, knowledge, patient-provider communication) that can be modified and targeted by interventions. Objective: The goal of this study is to develop and test a theory-based, multilevel intervention …


National Trends For Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy In Favorable, Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Propensity Scoring Analysis Of The National Cancer Database, Mohamad Sebai, Muayad F. Almahariq, Joshua Dilworth, Patrick Karabon, Rachel Kalthoff, Sayee Kiran, Jayant Vaidya, Kyle J Feldmann, Nayan Dekhne May 2020

National Trends For Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy In Favorable, Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Propensity Scoring Analysis Of The National Cancer Database, Mohamad Sebai, Muayad F. Almahariq, Joshua Dilworth, Patrick Karabon, Rachel Kalthoff, Sayee Kiran, Jayant Vaidya, Kyle J Feldmann, Nayan Dekhne

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Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy For Unilateral Breast Cancer In Women At Average Risk: Systematic Review Of Patient Reported Outcomes, Amilee Srethbhakdi, Meagan E. Brennan, Geaty Hamid, Kathy Flitcroft Jan 2020

Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy For Unilateral Breast Cancer In Women At Average Risk: Systematic Review Of Patient Reported Outcomes, Amilee Srethbhakdi, Meagan E. Brennan, Geaty Hamid, Kathy Flitcroft

Medical Papers and Journal Articles

Objective: The rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) in women with early, unilateral cancer is relatively high and is increasing around the world a previous study. Women choose this option for many reasons other than reducing their risk of future cancer, including symmetry, reasons related to breast reconstruction and attempting to manage fear of recurrence. This systematic review evaluated patient‐reported quality of life outcomes following CPM.

Methods: A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed and PsycINFO was performed to February 2019. Abstracts and full‐text articles were assessed for eligibility according to pre‐determined criteria. Data were extracted into evidence tables for analysis. …


Prospective Analysis Of Food Consumption And Nutritional Status And The Impact On The Dietary Inflammatory Index In Women With Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy, Isis Danyelle Dias Custódio, Fernanda De Paula Franco, Eduarda Da Costa Marinho, Taísa Sabrina Silva Pereira, Mariana Tavares Miranda Lima, Maria Del Carmen Bisi Molina, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Carlos Eduardo Paiva, Yara Cristina De Paiva Maia Nov 2019

Prospective Analysis Of Food Consumption And Nutritional Status And The Impact On The Dietary Inflammatory Index In Women With Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy, Isis Danyelle Dias Custódio, Fernanda De Paula Franco, Eduarda Da Costa Marinho, Taísa Sabrina Silva Pereira, Mariana Tavares Miranda Lima, Maria Del Carmen Bisi Molina, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Carlos Eduardo Paiva, Yara Cristina De Paiva Maia

Faculty Publications

Considering the implications of adverse effects of chemotherapy (CT) and the potential impact of diet on patients’ recovery, this study aimed to prospectively evaluate the association between the consumption of food groups, patients’ Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) scores, and their nutritional status. Anthropometric and dietary assessments of 55 women with breast cancer (BC) were performed at three time points. T0 is the time point after the first CT cycle, T1 is the time point after the intermediate CT cycle, and T2 is the time point after the last CT cycle. We identified a significant increase in weight, body mass index, …


Role Of Sonography As An Adjunct To Mammography In Women With Dense Breasts, Mohamed R. El Kholy, Nagwan R. Mishmisha, Waleed A. Mousa Sep 2019

Role Of Sonography As An Adjunct To Mammography In Women With Dense Breasts, Mohamed R. El Kholy, Nagwan R. Mishmisha, Waleed A. Mousa

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objective The aim was to evaluate breast lesions using mammography (MG) and ultrasonography (USG) independently and in combination in women with dense breasts. Background Women with dense breasts are at higher risk of developing breast cancer and at greater risk of cancer being not detected because of masking of the radiological signs of cancer by increased density. Therefore, multiple imaging modalities are required. USG is an imaging modality that can overcome limitations of MG and it is important for correct diagnosis. Materials and methods Our study was carried out on 100 female patients with dense breast lesions who attended Menouf …


Role Of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells In Patients With Breast Cancer, Ahmed A. Sonbol, Ahmed S. El-Gammal, Asmaa S. Abo El-Yazeed, Laila M. Montaser Sep 2019

Role Of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells In Patients With Breast Cancer, Ahmed A. Sonbol, Ahmed S. El-Gammal, Asmaa S. Abo El-Yazeed, Laila M. Montaser

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objective The aim was to assess the role of the circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CEPCs) in stages of breast cancer (BC) in patients. Materials and Methods We reviewed papers on the relation between CEPCs and stages of BC from Medline databases (PubMed, Medscape, Science Direct, and EMF-Portal) and all materials available on the internet from 1994 to 2016. The initial search presented 100 articles, of which, 30 met the inclusion criteria. The articles studied the relation between endothelial progenitor cells and stages of BC. If the studies did not fulfill the inclusion criteria, they were excluded. Study quality assessment included …