• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.331-337
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• 1997

목적 : 연세의대 연세암센터에서는 1991년도부터 조기유방암에 대하여 유방보존술을 실시해오고 있으며 본원에서 사용하는 치료방법과 치료에 따르는 부작용 등에 대해서는 이미 보고한 바 있다. 아직 추적 관찰 기간이 짧기 때문에 치료결과를 평가하기는 어려운 시점이지만 치료 후 수년 이내에 재발하는 양상을 알아보고 그에 관련되는 위험인자를 알아봄으로써 본원에서 시행 되고 있는 유방보존술을 중간 점검해 보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1991년 1월부터 1994년 12월까지 AJCC 병기 1기, 2기 유방암으로 유방 보존적 수술을 받은 후 연세암센터 방사선종양학과에서 근치적 방사선치료를 받았던 216명의 환자들을 대상으로 하였다. 환자들의 연령 분포는 23세에서 80세로 중앙값이 44세였으며, 40대가 86명$(39.8\%)$, 30대가 73명$(33.8\%)$, 50대가 38명$(17.6\%)$였다. T 병기 별로는 T1이 117명, T2가 99명이었으며 이 중 Tlc와 3cm 이하의 T2가 전체의 $79\%$를 차지하였다. 액와림프절은 73명에서 양성이었다. 따라서 stage 1이 89명$(41.2\%)$, 113가 81명$(37.5\%)$, llb가 46명$(21.3\%)$이었다. 모든 환자들은 유방부분절제술과 액와림프절 곽청술을 시행받은 후 방사선치료를 받았으며 96명의 환자들이 방사선치료 후, 또는 방사선치료 전후에 항암화학요법을 받았다. 추적 기간은 3-60개월로 정중앙 추적기간이 30개월이었다. 결과 : 추적 기간 동안에 19명이 재발하였는데 3명은 국소 재발(true recurrence;1, elsewhere; 1, skin;1)만 있었고 13명은 원격전이만 있었으며, 3명은 국소재발과 원격 전이가 동시에 있었다. 이 외 반대편 유방암이 1예에서 발생하였고, 3예에서 2차 원발암이 발생하였다. 국소 재발을 보인 예들 중, 유방의 피부에서 재발하였던 예는 곧 이어 원격전이를 보였지만, 나머지 2예는 유방전적출술을 받은 후 무병 생존중이다. 원격전이를 보인 예들은 대부분(12/16) 2년 이내에 재발하여 빠르게 진행되어 11명이 사망하였고 원격전이 후 정중앙 생존기간이 8개월이었다. 병기별 5년 생존율은 1기 $96.7\%$, IIa기 $95.2\%$, IIb기 $69.9\%$이었고, 5년 무병생존율은 I기, IIa기, IIb기가 각각 $97.1\%,\;91.7\%,\;59.9\%$이었다. 원격전이에 영향을 주는 인자로는 연령, 1병기, N병기,AJCC stage가 의미 있었으며, 병리학적 유형, 화학요법 여부, 수술절제연 침범 유무는 원격전이에 영향을 주지 못하였다. 결론 : 조기유방암의 유방보존술 후 수년 이내에는 유방내 국소재발은 적으나, 원격전이는 주로 3년이내에 발생하였는데 40세 이하의 젊은 연령층에서, 종양이 클수록, 침범된 액와림프절의 숫자가 많을수록 원격전이율이 높았다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.753-757
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• 2013

Objective: To evaluate the relationships between lymph node ratio (LNR, the ratio of positive lymph nodes in excised axillary lymph nodes) and disease-free survival (DFS) by comparing with traditional absolute positive lymph node number (pN classification) for prediction of breast cancer (BC) progrnosis. Methods and Patients: We retrospectively reviewed patients who received comprehensive therapy in Department of Breast Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, China from Jan 2002 to Dec 2006 (Group A), and Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China from Jun 2008 to May 2012 (Group B). Patients were allocated to low-risk (${\leq}0.20$), intermediate-risk (> 0.20 but ${\leq}0.65$), high-risk (>0.65) groups by LNR. The primary endpoint was 5-DFS. Results: A total of 294 patients were included in our study. LNR was verified as a negative prognostic factor for DFS (P=0.002 in Group A, P<0.0001 in Group B). Then we found the effects of pN and LNR delamination on disease-free survival (DFS) had statistical significance (P=0.012 for pN and P=0.031 for LNR stratification in Group A, both of them P<0.001 in Group B). Compared to pN staging, LNR staging displayed superior performance in prognosis, the adjusted hazard ratio of recurrence being 2.07 (95%CI, 1.07 to 4.0) for intermediate risk group (P=0.030) and 2.44 (95%CI, 1.21 to 4.92) for high risk group (P=0.013) in Group A. Conclusions: LNR stratification proved an adverse prognostic factor of DFS in lymph nodes positive invasive BC using cut-off values 0.20 and 0.65, and was more predictive than traditional pN classification for 5-DFS.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.4677-4681
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• 2014

Background: This study aimed to characterize the histopathological pattern of lymph node pathology among Saudi patients and to highlight the age and gender variations of these lesions as base line data. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data from lymph node biopsy specimens received at the Department of Pathology, King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia from January 2006 to December 2013. Results: Of the 289 lymph node biopsy specimens received, 154 (53.3%) were from males and 135 (46.7%) from females giving a male: female ratio of 1.14:1. Age of the patients ranged from 2.5 to 96 years with a mean age 33.9 years. The commonest lymph node group affected was the cervical (30.4%) followed by axillary (9.7%) and inguinal (8.7%). Malignant lymphoma [71 Hodgkin's disease (HD), 57 non Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)] 128 (44.3%), reactive hyperplasia 68 (23.5%), and tuberculosis 41 (14.2%) were the common causes of lymph node enlargement. While HD, reactive hyperplasia and tuberculosis were commonest in young adult patients (10-29 years old) and rare above the age of 50 years; NHL was the predominant cause of lymph node enlargement above 50 years. Conclusions: Lymph node biopsy plays an important role in establishing the cause of lymphadenopathy. Among the biopsied nodes, lymphomas were the most common (44.3%) followed by non-specific reactive hyperplasia (23.5%) and tuberculous lymphadenitis (14.2%).

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.4317-4321
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• 2015

Background: Prognostic biomarkers in breast cancer are routinely investigated in the primary tumors to guide further management. However, it is proposed that the expression may change during the disease progression, and may result in a different immune profile in the metastatic nodes. This work aimed to investigate the expression of breast prognostic biomarkers in primary tumors and in its axillary nodal metastasis, to estimate the possible discordant expression. Materials and Methods: 60 paired primary and axillary nodal metastasis samples were collected from patients with primary breast cancer with positive nodal deposits, diagnosed at the Maadi Military Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, during the year 2013. ER, PR and HER2 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in all samples Results: 48.3% of the included cases showed concordant results for both ER and PR receptors between the primary tumor and its nodal metastasis while 51.7% showed discordant results and the discordance level was statistically significant. On the other hand, 70% of the cases showed concordant Her2 results between the primary tumors and the nodal deposits, 30% showed discordant results and the difference was significant. Conclusions: The study indicated that the discordance in ER and PR receptor expression between the primary breast tumor and their nodal metastasis may be significant. The possible switch in the biomarker status during the disease progression is worth noting and may change the patient therapeutic planning. So, whether the treatment selection should be based on biomarkers in the lymph node is a topic for further studies and future clinical trials.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.5219-5223
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• 2013

The number of axillary lymph nodes involved and retrieved are important prognostic factors in breast cancer. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether the lymph node ratio (LNR) is a better prognostic factor in predicting disease-free survival (DFS) for breast cancer patients as compared with pN staging. The analysis was based on 804 breast cancer patients who had underwent axillary lymph node dissection between 1999 and 2008 in Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center. Optimal cutoff points of LNR were calculated using X-tile software and validated by bootstrapping. Patients were then divided into three groups (low-, intermediate-, and high-risk) according to the cutoff points. Predicting risk factors for relapse were performed according to Cox proportional hazards analysis. DFS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by the log-rank test. The 5-year DFS rate decreased significantly with increasing LNRs and pN. Univariate analysis found that the pT, pN, LNR, molecule type, HER2, pTNM stage and radiotherapy well classified patients with significantly different prognosis. By multivariate analysis, only LNR classification was retained as an independent prognostic factor. Furthermore, there was a significant prognostic difference among different LNR categories for pN2 category, but no apparent prognostic difference was seen between different pN categories in any LNR category. Therefore, LNR rather than pN staging is preferable in predicting DFS in node positive breast cancer patients, and routine clinical decision-making should take the LNR into consideration.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1149-1155
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• 2016

Background: Examination of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsies provides accurate nodal staging for breast cancer and plays a key role in patient management. Procurement of SLNs and the methods used to process specimens are equally important. Increasing the level of detail in histopathological examination of SLNs increases detection of metastatic tumours but will also increase the burden of busy laboratories and thus may not be carried out routinely. Recommendation of a reasonable standard in SLN examination is required to ensure high sensitivity of results while maintaining a manageable practice workload. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer were recruited. Combined radiotracer and blue dye methods were used for identification of SLNs. The nodes were thinly sliced and embedded. Serial sectioning and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining against AE1/AE3 were performed if initial H&E sections of the blocks were negative. Results: SLNs were successfully identified in all patients. Ten cases had nodal metastases with 7 detected in SLNs and 3 detected only in axillary nodes (false negative rate, FNR=30%). Some 5 out of 7 metastatic lesions in the SLNs (71.4%) were detected in initial sections of the thinly sliced tissue. Serial sectioning detected the remaining two cases with either micrometastases or isolated tumour cells (ITC). Conclusions: Thin slicing of tissue to 3-5mm thickness and serial sectioning improved the detection of micro and macro-metastases but the additional burden of serial sectioning gave low yield of micrometastases or ITC and may not be cost effective. IHC validation did not further increase sensitivity of detection. Therefore its use should only be limited to confirmation of suspicious lesions. False negative cases where SLNs were not involved could be due to skipped metastases to non-sentinel nodes or poor technique during procurement, resulting in missed detection of actual SLNs.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2017

Progressive transformation of germinal centers (PTGC) is an atypical feature seen in lymph nodes with unknown pathogenesis. PTGC most commonly presents in adolescent and young adult males as solitary painless lymphadenopathy with various durations. Cervical nodes are the most commonly involved ones while involvements of axillary and inguinal nodes are less frequent. PTGC develops extremely rarely in other locations. We report a rare case of solitary mass present in the presacral space. The mass as subsequently proven to be PTGC. To the best of our knowledge, PTGC in the presacral space has not been previously reported in the literature.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2014

BCG 림프절염은 BCG 접종 후에 생기는 가장 흔한 합병증이다. BCG 림프절염은 대부분 6개월 미만의 영아에서 발생하며 접종한 부위와 같은 쪽 겨드랑이 림프절을 침범하는 경우가 많다. 본 저자들은 생후 15일에 Tokyo주 BCG 백신을 접종한 22개월 남자아이에서 왼쪽 쇄골상부 림프절 부위에 발생한 BCG 림프절염을 경험하여 이에 대해 보고한다. 우리는 림프절 흡인을 시행하여 얻은 검체에서 실시간 중합효소 연쇄반응과 region of difference (RD)에 대한 다중 중합효소연쇄반응으로 M. bovis Tokyo주에 의한 감염을 확인하였고 반복적인 흡인을 통해 치료하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1277-1280
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• 2015

Aim: To report epidemiologic and anatomoclinical transitions of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) in Tunisia. Materials and Methods: Data including clinico-pathological data for 208 cases of T4d or PEV 3 non-metastatic breast cancer diagnosed between 2005 and 2010 were collected from patient records. Chi2 and Z tests were used to compare variables with two Tunisian historical series and a series about Arab-American patients. Results: Thirty three percent of our patients had their first child before 23 years of age and 56% had their menarche before 12 years, 75% never receiving oral contraception. Obesity was observed in 42% of women and IBC occurred during pregnancy in 13% of cases. Tumor grade was II-III in 90% of cases, HR was negative in 52%, HER2 was over expressed in 31% and invasion of more than 3 axillary nodes occurred in 18% of patients. We observed a pCR rate of 19% after neoadjuvant treatment (anthracyline-taxane used in 79%, trastuzumab in 27% ). Compared to historical Tunisian series (since 1996), IBC epidemiology remained stable in terms of median age, menopausal status and obesity. However we observed a significant decrease in median clinical tumor size and number of positive axillary lymph nodes. Comparison to IBC in Arab-Americans showed a significant difference in terms of median age, menopausal status, positivity of hormonal receptors and educational level. Conclusions: Our assessment of epidemiologic transition showed a reduction of clinco-pathological stage of IBC, keeping the same characteristics as compared to Tunisian historical series over a period of 14 years. Features seem to be different in Arab-American patients, probably related to migration, "occidentalization" of life style and improvement in socio-economic level.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1665-1667
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• 2013

Background: Ten to 30% of early breast cancer (EBC) patients develop brain metastasis (BM) during their follow-up. In this study, we aimed to evaluate importance of the lymph node ratio (LNR) in development of BM in EBC cases. Materials and Methods: Ninety patients whom had axillary metastases in lymph nodes at their initial diagnosis and developed BM during 5-year follow-up were detected in 950 EBC patients. LNR values were calculated for all patients and after categorization into 4 molecular sub-types as luminal A, luminal B HER-2 (+), HER-2 overexpressing and basal- like. Comparison was with control group patients who had similar characteristics. Results: In the comparison of all molecular sub-types of LNR, 54.9% and 28.4% values were found in patients with and without BM respectively (p<0.001). In the comparison of the LNR with control groups, a statistically significant differences were found with luminal A with BM (p=0.001), luminal B HER-2 (p=0.001), HER-2 overexpressing (p=0.027) and basal-like groups (p<0.001). In the evaluation of patients with BM, the highest ratio was found in the basal-like group (67.9%) and there was a statistically significant difference between this group and the others (p=0.048). Conclusions: EBC patients developing BM within 5 years follow-up had significantly higher LNRs for all molecular sub-types, especially in the basal-like group. Larger scale studies are now needed for evaluating LNR prognostic importance for EBC regarding BM development.