Clinical and pathologic risk factors of tumor recurrence in patients with node-negative early breast cancer after mastectomy.

Background And Objectives: Patients with node-negative breast cancer (NNBC) usually have a good prognosis, but tumor recurrence still compromises survival. In this study, we sought to identify clinical and pathologic factors that predict recurrence.

Methods: A total of 716 patients who were proved with pT1-2N0M0 breast cancer between 2005 and 2009 were enrolled in this study.

Restoration of glans penis defect by a bipedicled foreskin flap.

Plastic surgeons reconstruct hard and soft tissues in many parts of the human body. Penile reconstruction is unique in that the target tissue has to be soft but intermittently rigid. There are many ways to treat penile defects.

Adipose-derived stem cells: isolation, characterization, and differentiation potential.

In mammals, the two main types of adipose tissues, white and brown adipose tissues, exert different physiological functions. White adipose tissue (WAT) is for storing energy, while brown adipose tissue (BAT) is for energy consumption. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are abundant in WAT and BAT, have multipotent characteristics, and are easily extracted.

Distinctive genital folliculosebaceous cystic hamartomas in a patient with fibrous dysplasia.

Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma is a benign tumor composed of follicular, sebaceous, and mesenchymal components. Usually, it appears in adulthood as a dome or a pedunculated nodule on the face, especially the nose. Extracephalic lesions are sporadically reported, such as on the upper back, forearm, ear, labia majora, and the nipple.

Treating chronic lower limb lymphedema with the Charles procedure in a renal allograft recipient.

We report our experience in applying the Charles procedure to a female renal allograft recipient for her left lower leg lymphedema. This is a rare comorbidity in limb lymphedema victims, and the use of the Charles procedure has not been reported in such an immunocompromised patient. After surgery, infection was well controlled, and there was minimal scar in the affected limb.