Five-Year Oncologic Outcomes of Volume Displacement Procedures After Partial Mastectomy for Breast Cancer.

Background: Volume displacement techniques that use remnant breast tissue are useful in reconstructive procedures after partial mastectomy. The authors analyzed the oncologic results of volume displacement surgery after partial mastectomy and their associations with various clinicopathologic factors.

Patients And Methods: One hundred fifty-eight eligible patients with breast cancer who underwent volume displacement procedures after partial mastectomy were included in this prospective study, in which associations between clinicopathologic factors and locoregional recurrence, distant metastasis, and death were analyzed.

Effects of Quilting Suture Interval on Donor Site Seromas After Breast Reconstruction With Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap: A Randomized Trial.

Background: Although breast reconstruction using a deep inferior artery perforator flap has been increasing, using a latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flap is still the favored method for Asian female patients with breast cancer. However, because the incidence of donor site seromas has been relatively high, a quilting method on the donor cavity or insertion of drainage tube has been used to reduce the incidence and/or severity of postoperative seroma. We evaluated the effects of different intervals of quilting sutures on the postoperative drainage volume and components of seroma fluid.

Non-stereotactic method involving combination of ultrasound-guided wire localization and vacuum-assisted breast biopsy for microcalcification.

Background: Stereotactic breast biopsy is a standard intervention for evaluation of "microcalcification-only" lesions. However, an expensive stereotactic device and radiologic expertise are necessary for this procedure. We herein report a non-stereotactic technique involving the combination of wire localization and vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) under ultrasound (US) guidance.

Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation Using Multidirectional-Firing Fiber for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: An Ex Vivo Study with Evaluation of Tumor Cell Viability.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the viability of tumor cells after laser ablation for papillary thyroid carcinoma and to determine if the laser ablation procedure using multidirectional-firing fiber had a therapeutic effect.

Background Data: Many noninvasive techniques have been introduced for the treatment of thyroid cancer. Among them, the laser ablation technique has been proven its therapeutic effect for large benign thyroid nodules.

The role of preoperative breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for surgical decision in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Background: Several reliable randomized studies do not recommend routine preoperative breast MR imaging for patients with breast cancer. However, because the principle of MR imaging is based on the dynamics of contrast enhancement, a specific biologic subgroup of tumors should sensitively respond to the imaging process.

Methods: From 2008 to 2013, 918 eligible patients with breast cancer underwent breast surgery and were divided into two groups based on preoperative breast MR findings: patients in whom the surgical plan was changed and those in whom the surgical plan remained unchanged.

Oncologic outcomes of volume replacement technique after partial mastectomy for breast cancer: a single center analysis.

Background And Objectives: Volume replacement technique is a good option for Asian women with small to moderate-sized breasts undergoing partial mastectomy for breast cancer. We analyzed the oncologic outcomes of this procedure in a single center.

Methods: Seventy-two patients with breast cancer underwent partial mastectomy with volume replacement technique in this prospective study.

Ductal carcinoma arising from ectopic breast tissue following microcalcification observed on screening mammography: a case report and review of the literature.

Ectopic breast tissue can occur anywhere along the incompletely regressed mammary ridge. Among the various types of breast choristoma, ectopic breast tissue, which has only glandular tissue without a nipple or areola, is most commonly detected in axillary areas. However, ectopic breast cancer is often not detected until significant clinical symptoms have been revealed, or diagnosis is delayed.

Clinical value of visually identifiable 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in primary papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.

Objective: This study evaluates the relationship between visually identifiable (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in primary papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) and tumor aggressiveness.

Study Design: Historical cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary care center.

A Prospective, Randomized Study between the Small Jaw® and the Harmonic Focus® in Open Thyroidectomy.

Objectives: LigaSure Small Jaw(®) (LSJ) was recently developed and applied to thyroid surgery along with Harmonic Focus(®) (HF). We compared the 2 devices in open total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Study Design: A prospective, randomized study.

The Comparative Study of Ultrasonography, Contrast-Enhanced MRI, and (18)F-FDG PET/CT for Detecting Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in T1 Breast Cancer.

Purpose: A more noninvasive evaluation of axillary lymph node in breast cancer is one of the principal challenges of breast cancer treatment. To detect axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in T1 breast cancer, we have compared the axillary ultrasonography (AUS), contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI), and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to determine the most adequate test or a combination of tests.

Methods: Retrospectively, 349 T1 breast cancer patients who were preoperatively examined using AUS, cMRI, and PET/CT between 2008 and 2011 and whom underwent pathological evaluations of axillary lymph nodes were reviewed and analyzed.

Comparison of laser ablation using multidirectional and forward-firing fiber in human thyroid gland: experimental study.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences between forward-firing and multidirectional lasers and to evaluate the effects of exposure times and power on laser ablation of thyroid tissue. This is an experimental, ex vivo study. The experiments were conducted on 3 thyroid glands using 2 power levels (3 and 5 W) and exposure times (3 and 5 minutes) with forward-firing and multidirectional lasers.

Surgical techniques for personalized oncoplastic surgery in breast cancer patients with small- to moderate-sized breasts (part 2): volume replacement.

Oncoplastic breast surgery has become a popular choice of treatment for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. There are two different techniques in oncoplastic surgery depending on the volume of the excised breast tissue. One is the volume displacement procedure, which combines resection with a variety of different breast-reshaping and breast-reduction techniques; the other is the volume replacement procedure in which the volume of excised breast tissue is replaced with autologous tissue.

Surgical techniques for personalized oncoplastic surgery in breast cancer patients with small- to moderate-sized breasts (part 1): volume displacement.

Despite the popularity of breast-conserving surgery (BCS), which constitutes 50-60% of all breast cancer surgeries, discussions regarding cosmetic results after BCS are not specifically conducted. The simple conservation of breast tissue is no longer adequate to qualify for BCS completion. The incorporation of oncological and plastic surgery techniques allows for the complete resection of local disease while achieving superior cosmetic outcome.