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  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,717 Views
10 Pages

Disease-Free Survival after Breast Conservation Therapy vs. Mastectomy of Patients with T1/2 Breast Cancer and No Lymph Node Metastases: Our Experience

  • Annarita Fanizzi,
  • Maurizio Cosmo Ressa,
  • Gianluca Gatta,
  • Cristian Cristofaro,
  • Valerio De Santis,
  • Vittorio Didonna,
  • Sergio Diotaiuti,
  • Daniele La Forgia,
  • Nicole Petruzzellis and
  • Raffaella Massafra
  • + 2 authors

20 October 2021

Several retrospective analyses of large amounts of contemporary data have shown the superiority of breast conservative surgery (BCS) over mastectomy carried out in the early stage of breast cancer. The characteristics of the patients and cancers that...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,527 Views
7 Pages

Side Bioimpedance Analysis in Menopausal Post-Oncological Breast Cancer

  • Giuseppe Bifolco,
  • Antonio Pinazzi,
  • Vittorio Bini and
  • Laura Stefani

Background: Post-oncological BC (breast cancer) has an increased cardiovascular risk due to the variation of some anthropometric parameters. This study investigates the differences between a quadrantectomy and a mastectomy on the body composition ove...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,916 Views
15 Pages

Background: Oncoplastic surgery combines oncological resection with esthetic breast reconstruction, offering significant advancements in breast cancer management. Local perforator flaps, such as lateral intercostal artery perforator (LICAP) and anter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,208 Views
12 Pages

Long-Term Outcomes of Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Levobupivacaine Wound Infiltration or Diclofenac for Postoperative Pain Relief

  • Josipa Glavas Tahtler,
  • Dajana Djapic,
  • Marina Neferanovic,
  • Jelena Miletic,
  • Marta Milosevic,
  • Kristina Kralik,
  • Nenad Neskovic,
  • Ilijan Tomas,
  • Dora Mesaric and
  • Slavica Kvolik
  • + 4 authors

Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in women. Preclinical studies have confirmed that the local anesthetic levobupivacaine has a cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cells. We examined whether postoperative wound infiltration with levobup...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
13,136 Views
20 Pages

Neuroendocrine Cancer of the Breast: A Rare Entity

  • Azzurra Irelli,
  • Maria Maddalena Sirufo,
  • Luca Morelli,
  • Carlo D’Ugo,
  • Lia Ginaldi and
  • Massimo De Martinis

Neuroendocrine breast cancer (NEBC) is a rare histotype of breast carcinoma that presents, in most cases, positive hormone receptors and negative HER2. Indeed, the analysis of gene expression profiles revealed that NEBC belongs mainly to the luminal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,047 Views
9 Pages

Effect of Telerehabilitation and Outpatient Rehabilitation in Women with Breast Cancer

  • Dalila Scaturro,
  • Fabio Vitagliani,
  • Maria Silvia Mangano,
  • Sofia Tomasello,
  • Cristiano Sconza,
  • Stefano Respizzi,
  • Michele Vecchio and
  • Giulia Letizia Mauro

Telemedicine was shown to be indispensable during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to ensure continuity of care for fragile patients. We compared a telerehabilitation program versus an outpatient rehabilitation program in women with breast cancer undergoing q...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,374 Views
7 Pages

Giant Morpheaform Basal Cell Carcinoma Mimicking Scarring Alopecia: Exception Prone to Neglect

  • Carlo Francesco Tomasini,
  • Giacomo Fiandrino,
  • Emanuele Mario Favale,
  • Francesca Antoci and
  • Stefania Barruscotti

A 74-year-old woman in good general health presented with a 5-year history of progressive hair loss over several years, interpreted as female androgenetic alopecia (AGA), and was treated with topical 5% Minoxidil without improvement. The patient&rsqu...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
647 Views
7 Pages

Metachronous Mucinous Breast Carcinoma and Mucinous Pancreatic Cystadenoma in a Patient with Metabolic Comorbidities; Case Report and a Literature Review

  • Teodora Gabriela Alexescu,
  • Irina Obada,
  • Angela Cozma,
  • Mirela Georgiana Perne,
  • Olga Hilda Orasan,
  • Vasile Negrean,
  • Iacob Domsa,
  • Victoria Ruta and
  • Simina Felicia Țărmure

Mucinous breast carcinoma is a rare subtype of mammary neoplasm encountered in medical practice. It represents approximately 1–6% of all breast cancers and is more common in postmenopausal women. There are two subtypes of mucinous breast carcinoma: p...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,804 Views
12 Pages

Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells: A Case Report Based on the Gene Expression Profile for Changes in Management

  • Azzurra Irelli,
  • Maria Maddalena Sirufo,
  • Gina Rosaria Quaglione,
  • Francesca De Pietro,
  • Enrica Maria Bassino,
  • Carlo D’Ugo,
  • Lia Ginaldi and
  • Massimo De Martinis

23 February 2021

We report the case of a 49-year-old woman diagnosed with a rare histotype of early breast cancer (BC), invasive ductal carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (OGCs), from the perspective of gene profile analysis tests. The patient underwent a qua...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,904 Views
16 Pages

Cardio-Respiratory, Functional and Antalgic Effects of the Integrated Thermal Care Protocol After Breast Cancer Surgery

  • Giovanni Barassi,
  • Stefania Spina,
  • Francesco D’Alessandro,
  • Loris Prosperi,
  • Celeste Marinucci,
  • Massimo Lombardi,
  • Maurizio Panunzio and
  • Andrea Santamato

27 February 2025

Background: In the cardio-respiratory rehabilitation field, thermal medicine represents an interesting complementary therapy approach. It can aid in complex medical contexts characterized by cardio-respiratory deficiency, functional limitation, and p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,573 Views
12 Pages

Development of Histologically Verified Thyroid Diseases in Women Operated for Breast Cancer: A Review of the Literature and a Case Series

  • Fausto Fama’,
  • Alessandro Sindoni,
  • Hui Sun,
  • Hoon Yub Kim,
  • Girolamo Geraci,
  • Michele Rosario Colonna,
  • Carmelo Mazzeo,
  • Gabriela Brenta,
  • Mariarosaria Galeano and
  • Gianlorenzo Dionigi
  • + 1 author

1 June 2022

Background: The possible relationships between breast and thyroid diseases have been reported in the literature. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the occurrence of histologically verified thyroid pathologies in women who were diagnosed with b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,577 Views
22 Pages

Radiation-Associated Angiosarcoma of the Breast: The State of the Art of a Rare and Aggressive Disease

  • Salvatore Cozzi,
  • Sebastiano Finocchi Ghersi,
  • Francesca Tava,
  • Lilia Bardoscia,
  • Masoumeh Najafi,
  • Maria Paola Ruggieri,
  • Anne-Agathe Serre,
  • Camille Roukoz,
  • Cristina Gutierrez Miguelez and
  • Cecilia Taverna
  • + 2 authors

14 August 2024

Introduction: Considering the increasing number of conservative surgeries (quadrantectomies) for primary breast carcinoma, especially in the early stages, often followed by adjuvant radiotherapy, the incidence of radiation-associated angiosarcoma (RA...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,715 Views
9 Pages

Portable Negative Pressure Wound Dressing in Oncoplastic Conservative Surgery for Breast Cancer: A Valid Ally

  • Donato Casella,
  • Daniele Fusario,
  • Anna Lisa Pesce,
  • Marco Marcasciano,
  • Federico Lo Torto,
  • Gianluigi Luridiana,
  • Alessandro De Luca,
  • Roberto Cuomo and
  • Diego Ribuffo

23 September 2023

Background and Objectives: The use of oncoplastic techniques has spread widely in the last decade, with an expansion of the indications and demonstration of excellent oncological safety profiles. A potential downside may be the increased complication...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,459 Views
12 Pages

Outcomes in Hybrid Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review

  • Mario Alessandri Bonetti,
  • Riccardo Carbonaro,
  • Francesco Borelli,
  • Francesco Amendola,
  • Giuseppe Cottone,
  • Luca Mazzocconi,
  • Alessandro Mastroiacovo,
  • Nicola Zingaretti,
  • Pier Camillo Parodi and
  • Luca Vaienti

6 September 2022

Background and Objectives: Lipofilling is a commonly performed procedure worldwide for breast augmentation and correction of breast contour deformities. In breast reconstruction, fat grafting has been used as a single reconstructive technique, as wel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,938 Views
10 Pages

Reducing Postoperative Complications in High-Risk Breast Surgery Patients: A Preliminary Study on the Efficacy of NPWT Dressing

  • Raquel Diaz,
  • Ilaria Baldelli,
  • Letizia Cuniolo,
  • Ludovico Ponzielli,
  • Elisa Bertulla,
  • Giada Marassi,
  • Federica Murelli,
  • Chiara Cornacchia,
  • Francesca Depaoli and
  • Piero Fregatti
  • + 6 authors

6 March 2025

Background: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has proven to be an effective intervention in preventing postoperative complications across a range of surgical specialties, including orthopedics, vascular, and abdominal surgery. This study aimed t...