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Ther Clin Risk Manag ; 9: 457-62, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24255599

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BACKGROUND: Neutropenia is a common toxicity in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy. In this prospective pilot study, we compared the efficacy and safety profiles of pegfilgrastim administered subcutaneously once per cycle and lenograstim administered subcutaneously daily six times per cycle, for primary neutropenia prophylaxis in women with breast cancer receiving adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty women were enrolled. All patients received epirubicin 100 mg/m(2) with 5-fluorouracil 500 mg/m(2) and cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m(2) on day 1 and every 21 days thereafter, according to the FEC 100 chemotherapy regimen. Eight patients received a single dose of pegfilgrastim on day 2, while 12 patients were treated with daily administration of lenograstim from days five to ten. Absolute neutrophil count and duration of grade 3-4 neutropenia were monitored using seriated blood samples. The incidence of bone pain was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS). RESULTS: The incidence of grade 3-4 neutropenia was 75% in patients who received pegfilgrastim, and 25% in patients who received lenograstim. One case of febrile neutropenia was shown in pegfilgrastim patients. The mean duration of grade 3-4 neutropenia was 2 days in pegfilgrastim group versus 1.4 days in the lenograstim group. Bone pain was present in 37.5% of pegfilgrastim patients versus 58.3% of lenograstim patients. The mean duration of bone pain in the pegfilgrastim group was 4 days versus 6 days in the lenograstim group. CONCLUSION: In our experience, a single injection of pegfilgrastim was less effective for controlling neutropenia than six daily injections of lenograstim. The safety profiles of pegfilgrastim and lenograstim were similar with a lower incidence of bone pain in patients treated with pegfilgrastim.

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World J Surg Oncol ; 11: 285, 2013 Oct 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24171817

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BACKGROUND: Breast adenomyoepithelioma is an unusual tumor characterized by a biphasic proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells. Most breast adenomyoepitheliomas are considered to be benign or to have a low-grade malignant potential, characterized by propensity for local recurrence. Malignant changes arising in this lesion are extremely rare and may involve one or both cellular components. CASE REPORT: We discuss a case of a 60 year-old woman who began to experience pain in her right breast in January 2009. Breast ultrasound and mammography were performed showing a rounded, hypoechoic solid lesion with ill-defined margins in the right inner-inferior quadrant, suspicious of malignancy. Quadrantectomy of the inner-inferior quadrant of the right breast with sampling of ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes was performed. The histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of adenomyoepithelioma with focal malignant change of the epithelial component, associated with high-grade malignant myoepithelial change. The patient was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy and her right breast received a dose of Gy 50 with a boost of Gy 10 to the tumor bed. At present, the patient shows no sign of tumor recurrence. CONCLUSION: Breast malignant adenomyoepithelioma is a rare tumor which should be considered in the differential diagnosis of other solid breast lesions. Only few cases have been reported in the literature. Diagnosis, optimal therapy and predicting the outcome are problematic issues due to the rarity of this disease which appears to have hematogenous rather than lymphatic spread and usually occurs in primary tumors ≥ 1.6 cm in size.


Assuntos
Adenomioepitelioma/patologia , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Proliferação de Células , Células Epiteliais/patologia , Adenomioepitelioma/metabolismo , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Neoplasias da Mama/metabolismo , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico
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World J Surg Oncol ; 6: 116, 2008 Nov 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18986537

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BACKGROUND: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a relative common malignancy with a very poor prognosis, even adopting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach. According to the literature, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) rarely originate from the esophagus. Moreover there are not reports of synchronous occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma and GIST at esophageal site. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 74 year old patient who underwent surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus with an incidental pathologic diagnosis of a concomitant GIST in the thoracic tract. CONCLUSION: In literature there is no evidence of concomitant squamous carcinoma and GIST of the thoracic esophagus, even if esophageal GISTs are sometimes described. The occasional finding of this neoplastic lesion underlines the importance of a carefully pathological diagnosis for its identification. Surgery, followed by a multidisciplinary approach remains the first-line treatment in both squamous and stromal neoplasm.


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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Neoplasias Esofágicas/patologia , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/patologia , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/patologia , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirurgia , Neoplasias Esofágicas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Esofágicas/cirurgia , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/cirurgia
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J Exp Clin Cancer Res ; 27: 52, 2008 Oct 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18928537

RESUMO

PET (Positron Emission Tomography) is a nuclear medicine imaging method, frequently used in oncology during the last years. It is a non-invasive technique that provides quantitative in vivo assessment of physiological and biological phenomena. PET has found its application in common practice for the management of various cancers.Lung cancer is the most common cause of death for cancer in western countries.This review focuses on radiotracers used for PET scan with particular attention to Non Small Cell Lung Cancer diagnosis, staging, response to treatment and follow-up.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/diagnóstico por imagem , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/terapia , Radioisótopos de Flúor , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Metástase Linfática/diagnóstico por imagem
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Recenti Prog Med ; 99(1): 34-8, 2008 Jan.
Artigo em Italiano | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18389871

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Benefits from hormonal therapy in patients with hormon-sensitive breast cancers are widely and well known. A great challenge for clinicians is represented by the possibility to use citoreductive primary hormonal therapy in patients with locally advanced breast carcinoma. Five-year treatment with tamoxifen has been for long time the gold standard in adjuvant settings. In post-menopausal women affected by breast cancer larger than 3 cm and expressing estrogen receptors (ER+), clinical trials have shown that few months treatment with aromatase inhibitors can downsizing tumors. This citoreduction is greater than the one obtained with tamoxifen and it makes conservative surgery possible in most part of cases.


Assuntos
Inibidores da Aromatase/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias da Mama/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Feminino , Humanos , Estadiamento de Neoplasias
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