Tag: lymphNode

Articles

• Hormone receptor and HER2 status changes can influence prognosis
• Latest research on lymphedema after breast cancer surgery
• Reasons to have regular screening mammograms starting at age 40
• When should mastectomy be followed by radiation treatment?

News

• At least 8% of women still have lymphedema five years after breast cancer surgery
• Axillary dissection in patients with occult sentinel lymph node metastases does not improve survival
• Axillary dissection may not be necessary in some women with positive lymph nodes
• Axillary lymph node dissection may not be necessary in women with positive lymph nodes
• Axillary lymph node micrometastases are associated with worse breast cancer prognosis
• Breast cancer prognosis - risk of locoregional recurrence by breast cancer subtype
• Chemotherapy improves HER2+ and triple negative outcomes even for small (1cm) tumors
• Clear surgical margins of at least 1 mm reduce rate of local recurrence
• Combined HRT increase risk of lymph node positive breast cancer
• Comparable survival between sentinel node biopsy and axillary lymph node dissection
• Delay in radiation treatment for breast cancer increases risk of local recurrence
• Different receptor status in lymph nodes might explain some treatment failures
• Does air travel increase lymphedema in breast cancer survivors?
• Early detection with screening mammograms leads to improved breast cancer survival
• Early recurrence more likely with triple negative breast cancer, but risk of recurrence not higher
• Expression of E-cadherin influences prognosis of triple negative breast cancer
• Five-year and 10-year survival among young breast cancer patients is better than thought
• Knowing the receptor status of metastases improves treatment decisions
• Lobular and ductal breast cancer can be treated similarly based on other important tumor characteristics
• Lobular and ductal breast cancer have different lymph node metastasis patterns
• Lobular breast cancer micrometastases may incorrectly be classified as isolated tumor cells
• Lumpectomy is not inferior to mastectomy for appropriately selected triple negative patients
• Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy rates vary by type of breast cancer
• Male breast cancer survival is influenced by age, tumor size, ER status and lymph node involvement
• Mucinous breast cancer should be evaluated for multiple tumors before treatment
• No need for axillary lymph node dissection when sentinel lymph node biopsy is negative
• Omitting axillary dissection for sentinel node micrometastases means higher risk of recurrence
• Outcomes of breast cancer under age 35 influenced by number of positive lymph nodes
• Physical therapy begun early can prevent lymphedema after axillary lymph node dissection
• Positive lymph nodes reduce breast cancer survival, especially among old women
• Prognostic significance of number of positive axillary lymph nodes
• Radiation treatment after lumpectomy significantly reduces long-term recurrence and death
• Residual cancer after chemotherapy
• Sentinel node micrometastases do not reduce breast cancer survival in early years
• Small lymph node negative triple negative tumors can have good prognosis
• Some women with close margins after lumpectomy face increased risk of recurrence
• Triple negative breast cancer prognosis is influenced even by small number of positive nodes
• Tumor marker CA 27.29 has limited usefulness in determining initial prognosis
• Undetected lymph node micrometastases do not greatly reduce overall survival
• Weightlifting can improve lymphedema symptoms among breast cancer survivors
• What are the characteristics of breast cancer with low risk of recurrence?
• Worse prognosis for breast cancer after lumpectomy with positive margins

Studies

• A Case-Match Study Comparing Unilateral With Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Accurate classification of sentinel lymph node metastases in patients with lobular breast carcinoma
• Addition of Trastuzumab May Potentially Equalize Disease-Free Survival Outcomes Among Obese and Normal-Weight Patients
• Age and Axillary Lymph Node Ratio in Postmenopausal Women with T1-T2 Node Positive Breast Cancer
• Analysis of Clinical Features and Outcome of 356 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients in China
• Are there high-risk subgroups for isolated locoregional failure in patients who had T1/2 breast cancer with one to three positive lymph nodes and received mastectomy without radiotherapy?
• Axillary Dissection vs No Axillary Dissection in Women With Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis
• Axillary Irradiation as an Imperative Alternative to Axillary Dissection in Clinically Lymph Node-Negative but Sentinel Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients?
• Axillary lymph node failure in patients treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation
• Axillary node staging for microinvasive breast cancer: Is it justified?
• Axillary recurrence rate 5 years after negative sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer
• Axillary recurrence rate following negative sentinel node biopsy for invasive breast cancer: long-term follow-up
• Balancing Risks of Deconditioning vs. Weight-Lifting for Breast Cancer Survivors
• Beta Blockers and Breast Cancer Mortality: A Population-Based Study
• Biologic markers determine both the risk and the timing of recurrence in breast cancer
• Breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor-negative/progesterone receptor-positive tumors: being younger and getting less benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen treatment
• Breast cancer related lymphedema in patients with different loco-regional treatments
• Characteristics and Outcomes of Sentinel Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients after Total Mastectomy without Axillary-Specific Treatment
• Clinical outcome of breast cancer patients with N3a (>/=10 positive lymph nodes) disease: has it changed over years?
• Comparing survival with breast-conservation therapy or mastectomy in the management of young women with early-stage breast cancer
• Determination of clear margin in breast-conserving surgery: Is 1 mm needed?
• Does mammography affect the nodal status at presentation in 40- to 49-year-old breast cancer patients?
• Does the Intent to Irradiate the Internal Mammary Nodes Impact Survival in Women with Breast Cancer? A Population-Based Analysis in British Columbia
• Effect of axillary dissection for occult detected sentinel nodes metastases on survival: NSABP B-32
• Effect of Occult Metastases on Survival in Node-Negative Breast Cancer
• Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death: meta-analysis of individual patient data for 10 801 women in 17 randomised trials
• Estrogen Plus Progestin and Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women
• Exercise in patients with lymphedema: a systematic review of the contemporary literature
• Factors Associated with the Development of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema After Whole-Breast Irradiation
• Immediate Breast Reconstruction and Lymphedema Incidence
• Impact of a Raised Body Mass Index on Breast Cancer Survival in Relation to Age and Disease Extent at Diagnosis
• Impact of Postmastectomy Radiation on Locoregional Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients With 1-3 Positive Lymph Nodes Treated With Modern Systemic Therapy
• Improved Staging in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Using Lymph Node Ratio: Results in 1,788 Patients with Long-term Follow-Up
• Influence of Lymphatic Invasion on Locoregional Recurrence Following Mastectomy: Indication for Postmastectomy Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients with One to Three Positive Nodes
• Influence of uncommon histology on breast conservation therapy for breast cancer-biology dictates technique?
• Invasive lobular breast cancer: subtypes and outcome
• Is conservative surgery a good option for patients with “triple negative” breast cancer?
• Lobular and non-lobular breast cancers differ regarding axillary lymph node metastasis: a cross-sectional study on 4,292 consecutive patients
• Lobular Breast Cancer: Same Survival and Local Control Compared with Ductal Cancer, but Should Both Be Treated the Same Way? Analysis of an Institutional Database over a 10-Year Period
• Locoregional Recurrence After Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection With or Without Axillary Dissection in Patients With Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases: The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 Randomized Trial
• Locoregional recurrence risk factors in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes and the impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy
• Long-term observational follow-up study of breast cancer diagnosed in women ≤40 years old
• Lymph-node metastases in invasive lobular carcinoma are different from those in ductal carcinoma of the breast
• Lymphoscintigraphy Can Select Breast Cancer Patients for Internal Mammary Chain Radiotherapy
• Male breast cancer: An institution’s 25-year experience
• Male breast carcinoma in United States: Survival rate and determinants of prognosis
• Nodal Status and Clinical Outcomes in a Large Cohort of Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
• Noninvasive Detection of Breast Cancer Lymph Node Metastasis Using Carbonic Anhydrases IX and XII Targeted Imaging Probes
• Obesity, Adjuvant Therapy, and Survival Outcomes in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
• Occult axillary lymph node metastasis do not have prognostic significance in early stage breast cancer
• Perillyl Alcohol Inhibits Human Breast Cancer Cell Growth in vitro and in vivo
• Prevalence of CA 27.29 in Primary Breast Cancer Patients before the Start of Systemic Treatment
• Prevalence of lymphoedema more than five years after breast cancer treatment
• Prognosis and Outcome of Small (1 cm), Node-Negative Breast Cancer on the Basis of Hormonal and HER-2 Status
• Prognosis and pathology of screen-detected carcinomas: How different are they?
• Prognosis and treatment of micrometastatic breast cancer sentinel lymph node: A population-based study
• Prognosis in women with small (T1mic,T1a,T1b) node-negative operable breast cancer by immunohistochemically selected subtypes
• Prognosis of medullary breast cancer: Analyses of 13 International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG) trials
• Prognostic impact of isolated tumor cells in breast cancer axillary nodes: single tumor cell(s) versus tumor cell cluster(s) and microanatomic location
• Prognostic Significance of Number of Positive Nodes: A Long-Term Study of One to Two Nodes Versus Three Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients
• Prognostic significance of triple negative breast cancer at tumor size 1 cm and smaller
• Prognostic Value of Molecular Subtypes, Ki67 Expression and Impact of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients With Negative Lymph Nodes After Mastectomy
• Prospective Study of 2-[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Assessment of Regional Nodal Spread of Disease in Patients With Breast Cancer: An Ontario Clinical Oncology Group Study.
• Quantitative analysis of changes in ER, PR and HER2 expression in primary breast cancer and paired nodal metastases
• Radiotherapy Can Decrease Locoregional Recurrence and Increase Survival in Mastectomy Patients With T1 to T2 Breast Cancer and One to Three Positive Nodes With Negative Estrogen Receptor and Positive Lymphovascular Invasion Status
• Re-evaluating the role of axillary lymph node dissection in screen-detected breast cancer patients
• Regional recurrence in breast cancer patients with sentinel node micrometastases and isolated tumor cells
• Role of Postmastectomy Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II-III Breast Cancer
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: Ten-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Study
• Sentinel node micrometastases in breast cancer do not affect prognosis: a population-based study
• Should Postmastectomy Radiotherapy to the Chest Wall and Regional Lymph Nodes Be Standard for Patients with 1-3 Positive Lymph Nodes?
• Significance of E-cadherin expression in triple-negative breast cancer
• Subsets of Women with Close or Positive Margins After Breast-Conserving Surgery with High Local Recurrence Risk Despite Breast Plus Boost Radiotherapy
• The identification and treatment of isolated tumor cells reflect disparities in the delivery of breast cancer care
• The impact of young age on breast cancer outcome
• The inhibitory effect of flaxseed on the growth and metastasis of estrogen receptor negative human breast cancer xenografts is attributed to both its lignan and oil components
• The prognostic impact of occult nodal metastasis in early breast carcinoma
• The t10,c12 isomer of conjugated linoleic acid stimulates mammary tumorigenesis in transgenic mice over-expressing erbB2 in the mammary epithelium
• Time-varying pattern of recurrence risk for Chinese breast cancer patients
• Triple negative receptor status as a risk factor for recurrence and death in cancer of the breast
• Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Not a Contraindication for Breast Conservation
• Tumour characteristics among women with very low-risk breast cancer
• Unnecessary Axillary Surgery for Patients With Node-Negative Breast Cancer Undergoing Total Mastectomy
• Using Complications Associated With Postmastectomy Radiation and Immediate Breast Reconstruction to Improve Surgical Decision Making