Recurrence score-predicted value derived from estrogen receptor, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, progesterone receptor, and Ki-67 may substitute for the Oncotype DX recurrence score in estrogen receptor (ER)+/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)- breast cancer.

Oncotype DX is the only multigene assay supported by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (USA) with Level 1 evidence for use on node-negative and postmenopausal node-positive patients with estrogen receptor (ER)+/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-breast cancer to predict the prognosis and to estimate chemotherapy add-on effects. However, the test's high cost prevents its use in most cases. Therefore, we aimed to obtain an alternative recurrence score (RS) prediction formula using the optimal clinicopathological factors.

[A Case of Glycogen-Rich Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Breast with Extensive Intraductal Components and Micrometastases to the Axillary Lymph Node].

A 48-year-old woman had a left breast mass identified during routine breast cancer screening. The mammogram showed pleomorphic-segmental microcalcifications in the mediolateral-oblique view of the left breast. Ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic mass approximately 3.

Phase I clinical trial of 99mTc-etarfolatide, an imaging agent for folate receptor in healthy Japanese adults.

Objective: Technetium etarfolatide ((99m)Tc-EF) is a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent that was developed to assess the expression of folate receptors in tumors. Administering folic acid prior to the administration of (99m)Tc-EF has been shown to improve SPECT images. Here, we conducted a phase I clinical trial to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics, and radiation dosimetry of (99m)Tc-EF injection following pre-administration of folic acid in healthy Japanese male adults.

Risk factors for lumbar disc degeneration in high school American football players: a prospective 2-year follow-up study.

Background: Several risk factors have been proposed for intervertebral disc degeneration (DD) among adolescent athletes. However, the causes of DD are not well understood, and there have been few prospective studies evaluating DD in adolescents.

Purpose: To identify risk factors for DD among adolescent American football (AF) players.

A method for quantifying intervertebral disc signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging.

Background: Quantification of intervertebral disc degeneration based on intensity of the nucleus pulposus in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often uses the mean intensity of the region of interest (ROI) within the nucleus pulposus. However, the location and size of ROI have varied in different reports, and none of the reported methods can be considered fully objective.

Purpose: To develop a more objective method of establishing ROIs for quantitative evaluation of signal intensity in the nucleus pulposus using T2-weighted MRI.