Introduction: Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is a rare breast stromal lesion that typically manifests clinically as a palpable unilateral, painless lump that is freely movable and has a rubbery or firm consistency. The diagnosis can be confirmed by a core needle biopsy (CNB) or surgical excision. Treatment options include medical treatment with hormonal management for asymptomatic patients or local excision and breast reduction in rare cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymph node (LN) status is an essential prognostic factor in breast cancer (BC) patients, with an important role in the surgical and therapeutic plan. Recently, we have been developed a novel system for real-time intra-operative electrical LN scanning in BC patients. The ELS scores were calibrated by pathological evaluation of the LNs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Correlative interactions between electrical charges and cancer cells involve important unknown factors in cancer diagnosis and treatment. We previously reported the intrinsic suppressive effects of pure positive electrostatic charges (PEC) on the proliferation and metabolism of invasive cancer cells without any effect on normal cells in cell lines and animal models. The proposed mechanism was the suppression of pro-caspases 3 and 9 with an increase in Bax/Bcl2 ratio in exposed malignant cells and perturbation induced in the KRAS pathway of malignant cells by electrostatic charges due to the phosphate molecule electrostatic charge as the trigger of the pathway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaladaptive, non-resolving inflammation contributes to chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis. Because macrophages remove necrotic cells, defective macrophage programs can promote chronic inflammation with persistent tissue injury. Here, we investigated the mechanisms sustaining vascular macrophages.
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