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Epstein-Barr Virus in Breast Carcinoma in Argentina
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Context.-Because the etiology and progression of breast carcinoma remain unclear, novel mechanisms of disease pathogenesis need to be considered. Recent interest has focused on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an oncogenic ubiquitous herpesvirus. Investigations of this association could not only broaden understanding of breast cancer etiology but also have implications regarding early detection, treatment, and prevention.
Objective.-To assess EBV presence in breast carcinoma in an Argentine s...
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Hypothyroidism linked to lower risk of breast cancer.(Metabolic Disorders)
Family Practice News
; Women treated for hypothyroidism were less likely to develop primary breast carcinoma--and more likely to have more indolent disease when they did develop cancer--than women with normal thyroid function in a retrospective, case-control study. The findings strengthen the possibility of a significant
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Gastrointestinal metastases from breast cancer: a case report. (Case Report).
Southern Medical Journal
; Breast cancer is the most frequently encountered cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Distant metastases are present in about 60% of the patients at the time of diagnosis. (1) The lymph nodes, lung, bone, liver, peritoneal cavity, and brain are the usual sites for
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Male breast cancer: a different disease than female breast cancer?(Brief Review)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Southern Medical Journal
; An estimated 1,450 new cases of male breast cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2004 compared with 215,990 new cases of breast cancer in women and only 470 men as compared with 40,110 women died as a result of breast cancer. (1) These facts show the lower incidence of breast cancer in men
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Accuracy of whole-body fluorine-18-FDG PET for the detection of recurrent or metastatic breast carcinoma
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
; This study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of whole-body PET on a patient and lesion basis using ^sup 18^F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) for the detection of tumor foci in patients with suspected recurrent or metastatic lesions of breast carcinoma. Methods: Whole-body FDG-PET imaging was performed on
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Bilateral acrometastasis secondary to breast cancer: a case report
Dynamic Chiropractic
; Background: One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 1:28 will succumb to the disease. Skeletal metastasis occurs in 16-73% of breast cancer patients. Objective: To present a comprehensive look at the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment options for
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Notes from the 8th St. Gallen International Consensus Conference on Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer
Turkish Journal of Cancer
; This year, between 12-15 March 2003, 8th St. Gallen Consensus Conference was held in St. Gallen, Switzerland with more than 2500 participants from different countries. There were 56 participants from Turkey. In the last years, name of the conference was 'Adjuvant Therapy of Early Breast Cancer'.
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Metastatic breast carcinoma mimicking macronodular cirrhosis
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
; To the Editor. Although breast cancer often metastasizes to the liver, associated hepatic failure with cirrhosis is rare. We report an unusual case of metastatic breast cancer mimicking macronodular cirrhosis with portal hypertension, varices, and fulminant hepatic failure. Report of a Case.-A
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Retrospective evaluation of operated stage I breast cancer patients
Turkish Journal of Cancer
; ABSTRACT As there is no national screening programme in our country, information about stage I breast carcinoma is limited. In this study, 131 stage I breast cancer patients followed between April 1989 and March 2001 at our department, were retrospectively evaluated. Median age was 49 (range:
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^sup 99m^Tc-Labeled Tracers and In Situ Breast Carcinoma
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
; In a report e-published on November 8 ahead of print in Breast Cancer Research (2005;7:R33-R45), Papantoniou et al. from the Alexandria University Hospital (Athens, Greece) described a retrospective study undertaken to investigate the distribution of ^sup 99m^Tc-pentavalent dimercaptosuccinic acid
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Iodine-labeled tamoxifen uptake in primary human breast carcinoma
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
; BRIEF COMMUNICATION Assessing tumor uptake and retention of ^sup 123^I-labeled tamoxifen (TX) could increase our understanding of TX's action and the mechanisms involved in resistance to the drug. Methods: Nine untreated primary breast carcinoma patients underwent wholebody planar and tomographic
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