N M Perry
N M Perry
Europe, despite its division into multiple nations even with a European Union, now enjoys a uniformly high level of cancer detection by virtue of the Europe Against Cancer Program, begun in 1986. The program's aim was reducing cancer mortal...
The sentinel node biopsy is a new standard of care for patients with early breast cancer [0.03%]
前哨淋巴结活检成为早期乳腺癌患者治疗的新标准
Gurpreet Singh-Ranger,Kefah Mokbel
Gurpreet Singh-Ranger
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a simple technique which uses subdermal or peritumoral injection of vital blue dye and/or both substances together to identify the first lymph node(s) draining the primary tumor. It has been shown to acc...
Pedro F Escobar,Deborah Baynes,Joseph P Crowe
Pedro F Escobar
Until 10 years ago, examination of the ductal system of the breast required excision of all the major ducts, in a block of tissue. With mammary ductoscopy, direct visualization of the ducts in vivo has been possible. In the present series o...
Ismail Jatoi
Ismail Jatoi
In patients with primary breast cancer, the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a minimally invasive method of assessing nodal status, with the aim of reducing the morbidity of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). The SLNB technique is r...
Panagiotis D Gikas,Lucy Mansfield,Kefah Mokbel
Panagiotis D Gikas
Although animal and laboratory studies suggest a possible link between certain chemicals used in underarm cosmetics and breast cancer development, there is no reliable evidence that underarm cosmetics use increases breast cancer risk in hum...
The accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis of the sentinel lymph nodes during breast cancer surgery [0.03%]
乳腺癌手术中前哨淋巴结冷冻切片分析的准确性
K Khalifa,B Pereira,V A Thomas et al.
K Khalifa et al.
Background: The sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a reliable and minimally invasive procedure, representing a new standard of care for patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer. Several studies have confirmed the r...
Breast cancer during pregnancy [0.03%]
孕期乳腺癌
Christobel Saunders,Martha Hickey,Angela Ives
Christobel Saunders
The terms gestational breast cancer (GBC) and pregnancy-associated breast cancer are given to breast cancer that occurs during pregnancy and up to one year post-partum. It is an uncommon event, and for even the most experienced clinician, w...
Clare Leris,Kefah Mokbel
Clare Leris
Mammary ductoscopy (MD) allows direct visualization of the mammary ducts using sub-millimetre fiberoptic microendoscopes inserted through the ductal opening onto the nipple surface. MD is a useful diagnostic adjunct in patients with patholo...
Male breast cancer [0.03%]
男性乳腺癌
Antony Joseph,Kefah Mokbel
Antony Joseph
Although male breast cancer (MBC) is rare (
Commentary: Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD): a misnomer, looking for a new name [0.03%]
述评：多囊卵巢病（PCOD）：一名多误 寻求新名之意
Mahantesh Karoshi,S O Okolo
Mahantesh Karoshi
This commentary highlights controversies associated with the nomenclature of polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD). It also deals with the authors' suggestion for the new name of polyfollicular ovarian disease (PFOD).