We report our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of an ectopic breast cancer arising within an axillary lymph node. The patient was a 65-year-old woman diagnosed breast cancer and axillary lymph node metastasis. We performed a partial mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Emojis are commonly used for daily communication and may be useful in assessing patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a Symptom Illustration Scale (SIS) as a new PRO measurement.
Methods: Eighteen original SIS items were developed from the PRO-CTCAE.
Trastuzumab-emtansine (T-DM1) is a therapeutic agent molecularly targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC), and it is especially effective for MBC with resistance to trastuzumab. Although several reports have described T-DM1 resistance, few have examined the mechanism underlying T-DM1 resistance after the development of acquired resistance to trastuzumab. We previously reported that YES1, a member of the Src family, plays an important role in acquired resistance to trastuzumab in -amplified breast cancer cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrbital metastasis from breast cancer is relatively uncommon and is not the dominant prognosis. While it can reduce a patient's QOL through symptoms such as diplopia, visual impairment, and exophthalmos, evidence suggests that radiotherapy might improve these symptoms in a relatively short period. We report 3 cases of orbital metastasis from breast cancer treated with radiotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeptomeningeal metastasis(LM)is a rare complication in patients with breast cancer. We report 3 cases of LMs in patients with breast cancer who were treated with intrathecal methotrexate via an Ommaya reservoir. In 2 patients, a significant neurological improvement was observed, whereas in 1 patient there was no response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdverse effects on fertility are a significant problem for premenopausal breast cancer patients. Since April 2009, we have been referring young patients for fertility counseling provided by a multidisciplinary team. Here we evaluated the efficacy and safety of our current fertility preservation approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGan To Kagaku Ryoho
November 2017
While skull base metastases from breast cancer are not uncommon, there are relatively few reported cases in the literature. We report a case of skull base metastasis of breast cancer that resulted in dysphasia, odynophagia, and dysarthria. The case involved a woman in her 50 s who was diagnosed with cancer of the right breast(cT4N1M0, cStage III B)at another medical institution 9 years previously and who underwent a partial mastectomy and an axillary lymph node dissection following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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