Hypnosis as adjunct therapy to conscious sedation for venous access device implantation in breast cancer: A pilot study.

Background: Recent reviews support that hypnosis has great potential for reducing pain and anxiety during mini-invasive surgery. Here, we assessed the feasibility of hypnotic induction session as adjunct therapy in conscious sedation for venous access device implantation. Primary outcomes were safety and patient satisfaction.

Pathological complete response in invasive breast cancer treated by skin sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy: Comparison between immunohistochemical subtypes.

Context: Even if neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and oncoplastic techniques have increased the breast conserving surgery rate, mastectomy is still a standard for multifocal or extensive breast cancers (BC). In the prospect of increasing breast reconstruction, an alternative therapeutic protocol was developed combining NACT with neoadjuvant radiation therapy (NART), followed by mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction (IBR). The oncological safety of this therapeutic plan still needs further exploration.

Prolactin secretion in benign breast diseases.

In order to evaluate the importance of prolactin in the pathogenesis of benign breast diseases (BBD), serum prolactin (PRL) levels were determined before and during a TRH challenge test in 50 patients affected by various BBD studied during the luteal phase of their cycle. They were compared to 15 normal women also studied during the luteal phase. In all the subjects estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) were also measured.