TRANSCAPSULAR ACCESS FOR THE EXCISION OF PRIMARY OR RECURRENT BREAST TUMORS IN WOMEN WITH IMPLANT RECONSTRUCTION

Author(s):  
Benigno Acea-Nebril ◽  
Alejandro Fernández Quinto ◽  
Alejandra García-Novoa ◽  
Carlota Diaz Carballada ◽  
Lourdes García Jiménez
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1317-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Crezee ◽  
Geertjan Van Tienhoven ◽  
Merel W. Kolff ◽  
Jan Sijbrands ◽  
Gerard Van Stam ◽  
...  

A dedicated hyperthermia (HT) system was designed for tumors in intact breast extending beyond the heating depth of our superficial 434 MHz antennas, consisting of a treatment bed fitted with a 50 cm × 40 cm × 16 cm temperature controlled open water bolus. The patient lies in prone position with the breast immersed in the water positioned in front of a 34 cm × 20 cm 70 MHz waveguide operating in the TE10 mode. E-field patterns were measured in a tissue-mimicking phantom. HT was applied once a week with the 70 MHz applicator for six patients treated with thermoradiotherapy for deep lesions of recurrent breast cancer or melanoma. Two 14-sensor thermocouple thermometry probes were placed in catheters to monitor the invasive temperature. Results: Phantom measurements showed sufficient penetration depth up to 10 cm depth. The combination of 300–900 W antenna power and a water temperature of 42°C was well tolerated for the entire session of 1 h and resulted in good tumor temperatures with T90 = 39.8°C, T50 = 41.1°C, and T10 = 42.2°C. No toxicity or complaints were associated with the heating. A water mattress and other measures were needed to assure a comfortable position throughout the treatment. Conclusion: the 70 MHz breast applicator system performed well and tumor temperatures were good.


2013 ◽  
Vol 109 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austin A. Pitcher ◽  
Jerry W. Chao ◽  
Sonal Varma ◽  
Alexander J. Swistel ◽  
David M. Otterburn

Oncogene ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao-Chieh Lin ◽  
Wen-Hsuan Yang ◽  
Yi-Tzu Lin ◽  
Xiaohu Tang ◽  
Po-Han Chen ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Haider Abed Ali Alshawi

Breast cancer is one of the most dangerous and most common malignanciesamong women in the world, which affects different age groups of women, IL-17 plays an important role in chronic inflammation and cancer, Serum IL-17BR concentration which useful in early diagnosis and staging of breast tumors.The aim of the study was to evaluate of IL-17BR serum concentrations in patients with benign and malignant breast tumors and study the relation between the above parameter and breast cancer development. The study population was composed of 120 samples 24 patients with recently diagnosed breast carcinoma,6 patients with repetitive carcinoma,40 patients with benign breast tumor (fibroadenoma) and 50 normal apparently health woman as a control.ELISA technique was applied for estimation of IL-17BR levels in patients as well as apparently healthy volunteers of women. The results revealed the mean age of malignant breast females was 52.8 ± 12.3 (Mean ± SD),while it was 26.9 ± 8.3 years for women with benign tumor with highly significant difference(P<0.001),IL-17BR level was determined and found that was a highly significant difference in its level among benign breast females subjects (72.48 Ng/ μL) and healthy control (50.87 Ng/ μL) P< 0.001),no significant difference in the mean of sIL-17BR level among the different patients‘ groups (49.83,64.33 Ng/ μL) for recurrent and primary breast cancer respectively.Estimation of IL-17BR level showed significant elevation of the concentration among the sera of recurrent breast cancer in comparison with other groups which perhaps regarded as a prognostic marker.


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