TGF-β1: is it related to the stiffness of breast lesions and can it predict axillary lymph node metastasis?

Background: This study aimed to explore whether transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) is correlated with the stiffness of breast lesions and if it can predict axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed in our hospital. A total of 135 breast lesions in 130 patients who were to undergo vacuum-assisted excisional biopsy (VAEB) or surgery were enrolled between April 2018 and October 2018.

Ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excisional biopsy to treat benign phyllodes tumors.

Purpose: To evaluate the value of ultrasound (US)-guided vacuum-assisted excisional biopsy (VAB) in treating benign phyllodes tumors (PTs) of the breasts and to investigate the lesion characteristics that could affect the local recurrence rate.

Patient And Methods: From December 2008 to February 2018, 93 patients with PTs diagnosed on histology underwent US-guided, 7-gauge VAB. The recurrence rate of benign PT and complications of VAB were evaluated on follow-up US every three to six months.