Introduction: Breast sarcoma is a rare form of malignancy that arises from connective tissue, comprising less than 5% of all sarcomas. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of the breast is a rare and aggressive subtype of radiation-induced sarcoma that can occur in treated breast cancer patients. T...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The largest radiological accident to occur in any urban area happened in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1987. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between breast cancer incidence and ionizing radiation levels. DESIGN AND SETTING: Ecological study among residents of the city of Goiânia...
ABSTRACT Angiosarcoma of the breast accounts for less than 1% of breast tumors. This tumor may be primary or secondary to previous radiation therapy and it is also named "radiogenic angiosarcoma of the breast", which is still a rare entity with a poor prognosis. So far, there are only 307 cases reported ...
Abstract Objective To describe a case of radiation-induced uterine carcinosarcoma 6 years after a cervical squamous cell carcinoma treatment, which imposed some diagnostic and management challenges. Case Report A 57-year-old woman with a history of pelvic chemoradiotherapy ~ 6.5 years before the even...
El documento técnico contiene las medidas de prevención primaria dirigidas a la población en general, así como a las instituciones públicas y privadas que realicen actividades laborales, educativas, deportivas y recreacionales al aire libre y que implique un riesgo
prolongado de exposición evitable...
RESUMEN El carcinoma basocelular es un tumor maligno de origen epitelial, su crecimiento es lento y rara vez metastiza. Este puede producir destrucción local y comprometer extensas áreas de tejido, cartílago y hueso. Existen variantes clínicas e histológicas y constituye el cáncer más frecuente en...
As evidências sobre a redução da mortalidade geral com o rastreamento mamográfico são inconclusivas e até hoje nenhum estudo publicado abrangeu todos os danos reconhecidamente associados ao rastreamento para a avaliação do balanço entre riscos e benefícios dessa intervenção. Adicionalmente, o...
RESUMEN El cáncer de mama es el tumor más prevalente a nivel mundial entre las mujeres. A pesar de que la supervivencia global alcanza cifras cercanas al 90%, sigue suponiendo un importante problema sanitario y económico para la población. Los sarcomas primarios de mama suponen menos del 1% de estas ...
