Publications by authors named "Angela-Soeun Lee"
Background: Breast implants, including textured variants, have been widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive mammoplasty. However, the textured type, which is one of the shell texture types of breast implants, has been identified as a possible etiologic factor for lymphoma, specifically breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Identifying the shell texture type of the implant is critical to diagnosing BIA-ALCL.
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- The increase in breast surgeries in Korea highlights the urgent need for accurate diagnosis of silicone breast implant complications like BIA-ALCL and BIA-SCC, as monitoring these issues is crucial for women's health.
- A study analyzed 5,557 breast implants and found that 8.9% had ruptured, with subsequent surgeries confirming an agreement between ultrasound diagnoses and pathology results.
- High-resolution ultrasonography proved to be an effective method for diagnosing these ruptures and understanding silicone migration, emphasizing the need for updating the current diagnostic classification system for better clinical outcomes.
Background: This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QOL), psychosocial status, sexual function, and menopausal symptoms between the risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and non-RRSO groups comprising BRCA mutation carriers and to evaluate the effect of timing of RRSO on those aspects.
Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited BRCA mutation carriers aged ≥35 years between September 2015 and September 2016. Demographic data of carriers were collected.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and patterns of recurrence in the different subtypes of breast cancer. We analyzed 1432 stage I-III breast cancer patients who had undergone surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between June 2003 and August 2011. Five subtypes were defined according to estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and Ki-67.
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