[A Case of Metachronal Phyllodes Tumors That Presented Bilaterally in the Breast].

A 33-year-old woman underwent resection of a right breast mass, which was diagnosed as a fibroadenoma 15 years ago. Ten years later, a right breast mass appeared again, and it was diagnosed as a fibroadenoma based on core needle biopsy. After observation for a while, the mass increased in size, and she underwent resection of the tumor, which was diagnosed as a borderline-malignant phyllodes tumor. A mass appeared again in the right breast and rapidly expanded. A malignant phyllodes tumor was suspected, and right mastectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis revealed a benign phyllodes tumor. Four years ago, a left breast mass was also detected. Because the mass was suspected to be a fibroadenoma, it has been observed for a few years. The mass has increased in size since 1 year ago, and another mass emerged 2 months ago. Core needle biopsy of the 2 masses revealed that both were phyllodes tumors. She underwent left mastectomy, and the pathological examination revealed that both masses were benign phyllodes tumors. We report this rare case of metachronal phyllodes tumors that presented bilaterally.

[A Case of Breast Cancer with Metastatic Nodules in Additionally Resected Specimens].

A 68-year-old woman who had leftbreastcancer (cT2N0M0, cStage ⅡA)underwentbreast -conserving therapy and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Pathological diagnosis of the resected specimen revealed a 60mm cancer lesion including a 50 mm invasive ductal carcinoma with surrounding ductal carcinoma in situ, although the pre-operative MRI suggested a 30mm invasive cancer. The surgical margin was positive with the exposure of ductal carcinoma in situ. Additional resection was performed with a resection margin of 20mm from the head-side stump of the previous surgery. Pathological diagnosis of the additionally resected specimen revealed a 6mm invasive carcinoma with its exposure on the surface of the specimen around the new surgical stump distant from the initial surgical margin, where no remnant cancer was noted. She underwent left mastectomy. Pathological diagnosis further revealed 7mm and 2mm invasive carcinomas in the remnant breast. The preoperative imaging was reviewed retrospectively, and it was found that identifying the nodules in the remnant breast was quite difficult based on the images, including MRI. We report a case of breast cancer with metastatic nodules in additionally resected specimens.

[Clinical Experience of a Primary Accessory Breast Cancer Patient].

A 59-year-old woman attended a previous hospital complaining of a nodule of the right axilla. Although ultrasonography had shown no evidenceof malignancy, a growth of thenodulewas found on follow-up. Excisional biopsy revealed a primary accessory breast cancer. Because the resected margins were involved, she was referred to our hospital for additional treatment. Based on imaging, both bilateral mammary glands and axillary lymph nodes were reported normal, and distant metastasis was not observed. We performed additional resection of the right axillary tissue around the biopsy site and the right axillary lymph nodedisse ction. Histo-pathological examination revealed the residual invasive ductal carcinoma in the resected specimen. Both the new surgical margins and the lymph nodes were free of disease. Accessory breast cancer is relatively rare, with the incidence being less than 1% of all breast cancers. It is most frequent in the axillary region. Local extensive resection with sufficient surgical margin and axillary lymph node dissection are generally required. This case report presents our clinical experience of accessory breast cancer with some discussion of the literature.

[Study of Breast Cancer Patients Diagnosed Preoperatively with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ].

Although ductal carcinoma in situ(DCIS)is generally cured by surgical resection, it has been suggested that resection is over-treatment for some patients with DCIS. The aim of this study was to reconsider operative indications for patients with DCIS by examining clinicopathological features of 23 patients who underwent surgical resection for DCIS in our institute over a single year. Postoperative histological examination revealed that there were Luminal and HER2-positive subtypes, but no triple negative cancers. We found coincidental invasive ductal carcinoma(IDC)in 5 patients, and in all 5 the tumor size exceeded 60 mm. There was no coincidence of IDC in patients with a Ki-67 index ≤5%. Positive surgical margins were observed in 7 patients, all of which were histologically diagnosed as DCIS. Only 1 of the 7 patients underwent additional surgical resection; the 6 remaining patients, including 2 patients who received no treatment, did not undergo additional resection. All patients including those with positive surgical margins have had a 5-year relapse-free survival. Our findings imply that the subgroup of DCIS patients without IDC could be followed up without surgery.

Percutaneous transhepatic duodenostomy for a gastrectomy case with CT guidance and real-time visualization by an ultrasound and endoscopy.

After gastrectomy, the remnant stomach, a small stomach behind the lateral segment of the liver, is thought to be a relative contraindication to receiving a percutaneous endoscopy-guided gastrostomy (PEG). We successfully performed a percutaneous duodenostomy in a case with remnant stomach. We used a transhepatic pull method with computed tomography (CT) guidance and real-time visualization by using ultrasound (US) and an endoscopy. The procedure was as follows: 1. Full stretching of the remnant stomach; 2. Insertion of a fine injection needle into the duodenal lumen through the lateral segment of the liver without an intrahepatic vascular and biliary injury using real-time visualization through US; 3. Confirmation of the location of the fine needle using abdominal CT, which showed the fine needle penetrating through the lateral segment and the duodenal lumen; 4. Insertion of the thick needle of the PEG kit just laterally of the fine needle; 5. Confirmation of the location of the thick needle using a repeated CT; 6. Endoscopic confirmation of the location of the two needles; 7. Changing the direction of the thick needle using guidance with endoscopy, inserting the thick needle into the duodenal lumen, and removing the fine needle; 8. Insertion of the guide wire through the thick needle; and 9. Placement of the PEG tube using the pull method. Using a real-time US scan, we detected the puncture of the anterior wall of the duodenum or stomach and avoided intrahepatic major vascular and biliary injuries.

Predictive Factors for Non-Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in the Case of Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Two or Fewer Nodes in Breast Cancer.

BACKGROUND: In breast cancer, recent clinical trials have shown that sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) alone without axillary lymph node dissection results in excellent prognosis if there is sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in two or fewer nodes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between non-SLN metastasis and clinicopathological factors in case of SLN metastasis in two or fewer nodes in breast cancer. METHODS: Patients who underwent SLNB for invasive breast cancer and were found to have positive SLN in two or fewer nodes were evaluated. The associations between non-SLN metastasis and clinicopahological factors were examined. Statistical analyses were performed using the Mann-Whitney and Chi-square tests, with statistical significance set at P < 0.05. RESULTS: A total of 358 patients were enrolled during the study period and all of these patients were female and 54 patients had SLN metastasis (15%). Positive SLN in two or fewer nodes was identified in 44 patients (81.5%). Among these patients, 17 (38.6%) were found to have non-SLN metastasis. Non-SLN metastasis was associated with invasive tumor size (P = 0.015) and lymphatic involvement (P = 0.035). Multivariate analysis showed that tumor size (P = 0.011) and lymphatic involvement (P = 0.019) remained significant independent predictors of non-SLN metastasis, and that an invasive tumor size cut-off point of 28 mm was useful for dividing patients with positive SLN in two or fewer nodes into non-SLN-positive and non-SLN-negative groups. CONCLUSIONS: Non-SLN metastasis was found in more than 30% of patients with SLN metastasis present in two or fewer nodes. Large tumor size and the presence of lymphatic involvement were significantly associated with non-SLN metastasis.

Successful nutritional support for a dysphagic patient with massive cirrhotic ascites and intrathoracic stomach using percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).

Although massive cirrhotic ascites is generally considered a contraindication for the placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), such patients are usually poorly nourished. Preceding paracentesis of ascites is one method for controlling ascites and allowing the safe placement of PEG, but it often results in overuse of albumin. Preceding peritoneal-venous (P-V) shunting can avoid excessive use of albumin, but this introduces the risk of infectious contamination. We encountered an 88-y-old woman with massive cirrhotic ascites, a giant esophageal hernia with dislocation of the proximal stomach into the mediastinum, hypertrophy of the lateral segment of the liver, and malnutrition who had suffered from appetite loss and a swallowing disorder for 4 mo. She underwent PEG using a staged sequential introduction method using a Funada-style gastric wall fixation kit as follows: 1) full stretching and pushing out of the stomach from the mediastinum into the peritoneal cavity by deep insertion and a turning-over procedure of the endoscope, 2) full distention by air to adhere the gastric wall to the peritoneal wall without migration of the colon, 3) four-point square fixation under gastroenterological endoscopy without migration of the visceral organ, and 4) puncture of the needle introducer of the PEG tube in the center of the fixations under repeated gastroenterological endoscopy 3 d after the fixation. She underwent P-V shunting under local anesthesia on the 28th day after placement of PEG and enteral nutrition. Her case shows that we can achieve proper enteral nutritional support even for patients with massive cirrhotic ascites.