Erysipelas is often related to lymphedema, which can occur in up to 60% of cases, with advanced age, radiotherapy, tumor extension, surgical approach, and infections as risk factors. The aim of this study was to present and discuss a series of cases of erysipelas after breast cancer surgery treated in a ...
This is a comment on a study recently published about peritumoral infiltration of local anesthetic before surgery in early breast
cancer. Previously, animal models and a randomized study for stage IV breast cancer patients inferred that the removal of the
primary tumor resulted in increased growth fact...
Introdução: O tratamento do câncer de mama pode gerar uma gama de comprometimentos físicos e psicológicos. A literatura atual sustenta que exercícios de amplitude livre permitem às pacientes boa recuperação funcional do ombro sem aumentar risco de complicações, e que exercícios resistidos pro...
Introduction: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an increasingly frequent option in the treatment of breast cancer. One of the goals of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is to change the indication for a mastectomy to a conservative surgery, and for axillary lymphadenectomy to sentinel lymph node assessment. Methods: Th...
Introducción. El angiosarcoma primario de la mama es una neoplasia maligna derivada de las células endoteliales de los vasos sanguíneos, potencialmente agresiva independientemente de su grado histológico, por lo que su pronóstico es malo. Su diagnóstico prequirúrgico es difícil, ya...
Introducción: La mastectomía es una transformación dolorosa, con diversas repercusiones emocionales. La mujer que se enfrenta a este proceso a consecuencia del cáncer, se encuentra en una posición difícil, con pocas opciones, al considerar las posibilidades de continuar con su existencia y los camb...
Abstract Objective Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) has been traditionally used in selected cases with tumor-to-nipple distance > 2 cm and negative frozen section of the base of the nipple. Recommending NSM in unselected populations remains controversial. The present study evaluated the oncological ou...
O câncer de mama é o segundo tipo de câncer mais incidente no mundo. Após o diagnóstico, inúmeras são as alterações e os sentimentos que vêm à tona na vida da mulher, desde a descoberta até a recuperação. Diante disso, objetivou-se analisar os saberes e sentimentos de mulheres mastectomizad...
Abstract Background Breast cancer surgery is associated with considerable acute post-surgical pain and restricted mobility. Various regional and neuraxial anesthesia techniques have been used to alleviate post-mastectomy pain. Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) has been considered a ...
