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Breast adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
167809
•Concept ID:
C0858252
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast adenocarcinoma, somatic; Breast cancer, somatic
SNOMED CT: Adenocarcinoma of breast (865954003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004988

Definition

The most common histologic type of breast carcinoma. Representative examples include invasive ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified, ductal carcinoma in situ, inflammatory carcinoma, secretory carcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, tubular carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, and lobular carcinoma in situ. [from NCI]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

A Descriptive Study of the Types and Survival Patterns of Saudi Patients with Multiple Primary Solid Malignancies: A 30-Year Tertiary Care Center Experience.
Alhamadh MS, Alanazi RB, Algarni ST, Alhuntushi AAR, Alshehri MQ, Chachar YS, Alkaiyat M, Sabatin F
Curr Oncol 2022 Jul 13;29(7):4941-4955. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29070393. PMID: 35877253Free PMC Article
Aprepitant for the Treatment of Chronic Refractory Pruritus.
He A, Alhariri JM, Sweren RJ, Kwatra MM, Kwatra SG
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:4790810. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/4790810. PMID: 29057261Free PMC Article
TRPM8: a potential target for cancer treatment.
Liu Z, Wu H, Wei Z, Wang X, Shen P, Wang S, Wang A, Chen W, Lu Y
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2016 Sep;142(9):1871-81. Epub 2016 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00432-015-2112-1. PMID: 26803314

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pathological and clinical features of multiple cancers and lung adenocarcinoma: a multicentre study.
Bertoglio P, Ventura L, Aprile V, Cattoni MA, Nachira D, Lococo F, Rodriguez Perez M, Guerrera F, Minervini F, Gnetti L, Lenzini A, Franzi F, Querzoli G, Rindi G, Bellafiore S, Femia F, Bogina GS, Bacchin D, Kestenholz P, Ruffini E, Paci M, Margaritora S, Imperatori AS, Lucchi M, Ampollini L, Terzi AC
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
Locally advanced breast cancer.
Aebi S, Karlsson P, Wapnir IL
Breast 2022 Mar;62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S58-S62. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.12.011. PMID: 34930650Free PMC Article
Antiproliferative and Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles in Breast and Cervical Cancer Cells.
Khan I, Zaib S, Javed M, Rashid F, Iqbal J, Ibrar A
Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021 Oct 28;21(16):2181-2191. doi: 10.2174/1871520621666210126092303. PMID: 33573578
Internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chain irradiation in stage I-III breast cancer (EORTC 22922/10925): 15-year results of a randomised, phase 3 trial.
Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups
Lancet Oncol 2020 Dec;21(12):1602-1610. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30472-1. PMID: 33152277
Inflammation by Breast Implants and Adenocarcinoma: Not Always a Bad Company.
Orciani M, Sorgentoni G, Olivieri F, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Di Benedetto G, Di Primio R
Clin Breast Cancer 2017 Jul;17(4):286-292. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.01.001. PMID: 28188107

Diagnosis

A Transesophageal Cardiovascular Intervention.
Loch A, Teoh VWY, Hilmi IN
Tex Heart Inst J 2023 Dec 7;50(6) doi: 10.14503/THIJ-23-8230. PMID: 38087478Free PMC Article
Integrated bioinformatics analyses identifying potential biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus and breast cancer: In SIK1-ness and health.
Durrani IA, Bhatti A, John P
PLoS One 2023;18(8):e0289839. Epub 2023 Aug 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289839. PMID: 37556419Free PMC Article
Deep Learning Approaches for Detection of Breast Adenocarcinoma Causing Carcinogenic Mutations.
Shah AA, Alturise F, Alkhalifah T, Khan YD
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Sep 29;23(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms231911539. PMID: 36232840Free PMC Article
TRPM8: a potential target for cancer treatment.
Liu Z, Wu H, Wei Z, Wang X, Shen P, Wang S, Wang A, Chen W, Lu Y
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2016 Sep;142(9):1871-81. Epub 2016 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00432-015-2112-1. PMID: 26803314
Detection of circulating tumor DNA in early- and late-stage human malignancies.
Bettegowda C, Sausen M, Leary RJ, Kinde I, Wang Y, Agrawal N, Bartlett BR, Wang H, Luber B, Alani RM, Antonarakis ES, Azad NS, Bardelli A, Brem H, Cameron JL, Lee CC, Fecher LA, Gallia GL, Gibbs P, Le D, Giuntoli RL, Goggins M, Hogarty MD, Holdhoff M, Hong SM, Jiao Y, Juhl HH, Kim JJ, Siravegna G, Laheru DA, Lauricella C, Lim M, Lipson EJ, Marie SK, Netto GJ, Oliner KS, Olivi A, Olsson L, Riggins GJ, Sartore-Bianchi A, Schmidt K, Shih lM, Oba-Shinjo SM, Siena S, Theodorescu D, Tie J, Harkins TT, Veronese S, Wang TL, Weingart JD, Wolfgang CL, Wood LD, Xing D, Hruban RH, Wu J, Allen PJ, Schmidt CM, Choti MA, Velculescu VE, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B, Papadopoulos N, Diaz LA Jr
Sci Transl Med 2014 Feb 19;6(224):224ra24. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007094. PMID: 24553385Free PMC Article

Therapy

A Transesophageal Cardiovascular Intervention.
Loch A, Teoh VWY, Hilmi IN
Tex Heart Inst J 2023 Dec 7;50(6) doi: 10.14503/THIJ-23-8230. PMID: 38087478Free PMC Article
Locally advanced breast cancer.
Aebi S, Karlsson P, Wapnir IL
Breast 2022 Mar;62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S58-S62. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.12.011. PMID: 34930650Free PMC Article
Internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chain irradiation in stage I-III breast cancer (EORTC 22922/10925): 15-year results of a randomised, phase 3 trial.
Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups
Lancet Oncol 2020 Dec;21(12):1602-1610. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30472-1. PMID: 33152277
Inflammation by Breast Implants and Adenocarcinoma: Not Always a Bad Company.
Orciani M, Sorgentoni G, Olivieri F, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Di Benedetto G, Di Primio R
Clin Breast Cancer 2017 Jul;17(4):286-292. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.01.001. PMID: 28188107
Targeted cancer therapies.
Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I
Bull Cancer 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. PMID: 15749638

Prognosis

Integrated bioinformatics analyses identifying potential biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus and breast cancer: In SIK1-ness and health.
Durrani IA, Bhatti A, John P
PLoS One 2023;18(8):e0289839. Epub 2023 Aug 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289839. PMID: 37556419Free PMC Article
Tracking the Evolution of Metastasis with Self-Functionalized 3D Nanoprobes.
Haldavnekar R, Venkatakrishnan A, Kiani A
ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022 Apr 18;5(4):1633-1647. Epub 2022 Mar 22 doi: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00043. PMID: 35316034
Pathological and clinical features of multiple cancers and lung adenocarcinoma: a multicentre study.
Bertoglio P, Ventura L, Aprile V, Cattoni MA, Nachira D, Lococo F, Rodriguez Perez M, Guerrera F, Minervini F, Gnetti L, Lenzini A, Franzi F, Querzoli G, Rindi G, Bellafiore S, Femia F, Bogina GS, Bacchin D, Kestenholz P, Ruffini E, Paci M, Margaritora S, Imperatori AS, Lucchi M, Ampollini L, Terzi AC
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
Targeted cancer therapies.
Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I
Bull Cancer 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. PMID: 15749638
Neuroendocrine differentiation and prognosis in breast adenocarcinoma.
Miremadi A, Pinder SE, Lee AH, Bell JA, Paish EC, Wencyk P, Elston CW, Nicholson RI, Blamey RW, Robertson JF, Ellis IO
Histopathology 2002 Mar;40(3):215-22. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01336.x. PMID: 11895486

Clinical prediction guides

Trailing TRAIL Resistance in Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells with Trichostatin A and Zebularine.
Wong SHM, Fang CM, Loh HS, Ngai SC
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Pathological and clinical features of multiple cancers and lung adenocarcinoma: a multicentre study.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
Anti-Cancer Effects of Epigenetics Drugs Scriptaid and Zebularine in Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells.
Yap ZH, Kong WY, Azeez AR, Fang CM, Ngai SC
Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2022;22(8):1582-1591. doi: 10.2174/1871520621666210608103251. PMID: 34102995
Targeted cancer therapies.
Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I
Bull Cancer 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. PMID: 15749638
Arsenic and cancer.
Jackson R, Grainge JW
Can Med Assoc J 1975 Sep 6;113(5):396-401. PMID: 125622Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

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To what extent is alcohol consumption associated with breast cancer recurrence and second primary breast cancer?: A systematic review.
Simapivapan P, Boltong A, Hodge A
Cancer Treat Rev 2016 Nov;50:155-167. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.09.010. PMID: 27693930

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