[Postmastectomy syndrome after the radical treatment of the breast cancer with the preservation of the intercostal nerve].

Postmastectomy syndrome often follows the radical surgery oа the breast cancer. The intersection of the branches of the intercostal nerve is an infrequent cause of the postmastectomy syndrome development. We studied the long-term follow up results in 30 patients after radical mastectomy by Madden with preservation of the branches of the intercostal nerve on the level of Th1-Th3.

[Complications after reconstructive implantation of silicone endoprostheses in patients with breast cancer].

Radical mastectomy, though is considered to be the main method of the breast cancer treatment, influences the physical and psychological rehabilitation of patients extremely negatively. Reconstructive silicone endoprosthesing alternates radical mastectomy. Complications of the procedure analysed using the experience of 120 women with breast cancer.

[Stewart-Treves syndrome--lymphangiosarcoma in sever lymphostasis of arm after mastectomy].

Stewart-Treves Syndrome ('STS) is a rare, extremely malignant and quickly progressing tumor. It is angiosarcoma developing in lymphostasis of an arm after radical mastectomy for cancer. The patient aged 80 years was followed-up, in whom STS had developed 19 years after radical mastectomy.

[The clinical significance of determining the HLA-DR4 antigen in patients with breast cancer].

A study of HLA phenotype in 151 cases of breast cancer showed an increased occurrence of DR4 antigen (46.8%) as compared to general population (16.3%).

[Scalp hypothermia as a preventive of alopecia in patients receiving combined chemotherapy including anthracyclines].

Scalp cooling to prevent alopecia was used in 47 patients treated with anthracyclines for various tumors. Good results were obtained though the course included cyclophosphamide which also causes alopecia. Total beneficial (good + satisfactory) effect was recorded in 36 patients (74.

[Use of protamine sulfate in a method for determining the hormonal sensitivity of breast cancer].

A new procedure for estrogen receptor assay in breast cancer tissue is discussed. According to the method cytosol receptor level is interpreted as the estradiol binding capacity of protein which is precipitated by protamine sulfate from the cytosol fraction of tumor.

[Bone scintigraphy in the preoperative determination of the stage of breast cancer].

As for the frequency of metastases to the bones breast cancer ranks third among all tumors, as for the general frequency of metastases it ranks first (25-45%). Early diagnosis of breast cancer metastases to the bones using scintigraphy of the skeleton in the preoperative period gives an opportunity to reveal tumor dissemination and to provide adequate treatment without imposing on patients inappropriate therapeutic measures. The study was performed using 99mTc-pyrophosphate.

[Evaluation of the effectiveness of treating breast cancer metastases to the bones by the "no-pain index"].

The results of evaluation of treatment of 98 breast cancer patients with bone metastases are presented. Metastases appeared 6 months -- 15 years after treatment; on the average, they appeared 20.2 months after treatment.