Uncertainties and controversies in axillary management of patients with breast cancer.

The aims of this Oncoplastic Breast Consortium and European Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists initiative were to identify uncertainties and controversies in axillary management of early breast cancer and to recommend appropriate strategies to address them. By use of Delphi methods, 15 questions were prioritized by more than 250 breast surgeons, patient advocates and radiation oncologists from 60 countries. Subsequently, a global virtual consensus panel considered available data, ongoing studies and resource utilization.

Comparison of patient-reported outcomes among different types of oncoplastic breast surgery procedures.

Background: This study aims to compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after different types of oncoplastic surgery (OPS) procedures and correlate the results with previously published normative data from women with no prior history of breast cancer (BC) and breast surgery.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients with stage I-II BC undergoing a specific selection of OPS procedures from 04/2012 to 12/2018 by three breast surgeons at a single tertiary referral hospital in Switzerland. PROs were evaluated using the postoperative BREAST-Q questionnaire.

Impact of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery on Rate of Complications, Time to Adjuvant Treatment, and Risk of Recurrence.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the risk of complications and recurrence between oncoplastic and conventional breast surgery.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of 436 patients with stage I-III breast cancer who underwent surgery at the University Hospital of Basel between 2011 and 2018.

Results: The nipple/skin-sparing mastectomy (NSM/SSM) group showed significantly more delayed wound healing (32.

Intraoperative adverse events during irreversible electroporation-a call for caution.

Background: Irreversible electroporation is increasingly used for treatment of solid tumors, but safety data remain scarce. This study aimed to describe intraoperative adverse events associated with irreversible electroporation in patients undergoing solid tumor ablation.

Methods: We analyzed demographic and intraoperative data for patients (n = 43) undergoing irreversible electroporation for hepato-pancreato-biliary and retroperitoneal malignancies (2012 to 2015).

Bacterial lipopeptide triggers massive albuminuria in murine lupus nephritis by activating Toll-like receptor 2 at the glomerular filtration barrier.

What are the molecular mechanisms of bacterial infections triggering or modulating lupus nephritis? In nephritic MRL(lpr/lpr) mice, transient exposure to bacterial cell wall components such as lipopeptide or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increased splenomegaly, the production of DNA autoantibodies, and serum interleukin (IL)-6, IL-12 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) levels, and aggravated lupus nephritis. Remarkably, bacterial lipopeptide induced massive albuminuria in nephritic but not in non-nephritic mice. This was associated with down-regulation of renal nephrin mRNA and redistribution from its normal localization at foot processes to the perinuclear podocyte area in nephritic MRL(lpr/lpr) mice.