Sentinel node biopsy is a minimally invasive technique to select patients with occult lymph
node metastases who may benefit from further regional or systemic therapy. The sentinel …

Background: In women with breast cancer for whom breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is not
the best option, a nipple and areola complex-(NAC) sparing mastectomy with immediate …

Currently, breast cancer patients without clinically suspicious lymph nodes are candidates
for sentinel lymph node procedures (SLNPs). The aims of this study were to investigate …

Three patients with a papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst are presented
and the literature is reviewed. This rare malignancy is seen mostly in women between the …

Introduction In recognition of the advances and evidence based changes in clinical practice
that have occurred in recent years and taking into account the knowledge and experience …

Background Breast cancer is increasingly considered a heterogeneous disease. The aim of
this study was to assess the differences between histological and receptor-based subtypes …

GWAS have identified a breast cancer susceptibility locus on 2q35. Here we report the fine
mapping of this locus using data from 101,943 subjects from 50 case-control studies. We …

Background and Methods Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) samples represent a
valuable resource for cancer research. However, the discovery and development of new …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) on clinical management in …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of primary tumour 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG) uptake with clinical, histopathological and molecular characteristics of …