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Acquired absence of breast

MedGen UID:
928953
•Concept ID:
C4303284
•
Finding
Synonym: Acquired Absence of Breast
SNOMED CT: Acquired absence of breast (721551005)

Definition

The absence of one or more breasts, the cause of which is not present at birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcquired absence of breast

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ESR1 mutations: Moving towards guiding treatment decision-making in metastatic breast cancer patients.
Angus L, Beije N, Jager A, Martens JW, Sleijfer S
Cancer Treat Rev 2017 Jan;52:33-40. Epub 2016 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.11.001. PMID: 27886589
The curability of breast cancer and the treatment of advanced disease.
Guarneri V, Conte PF
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2004 Jun;31 Suppl 1:S149-61. Epub 2004 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s00259-004-1538-5. PMID: 15107948
Mechanisms of action of endocrine treatment in breast cancer.
Lønning E, Lien EA
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1995 Nov;21(1-3):158-93. doi: 10.1016/1040-8428(94)00172-3. PMID: 8822501

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The association between thyroid and breast cancers: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study.
Liu J, Liang L
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1185497. Epub 2023 Oct 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1185497. PMID: 37955011Free PMC Article
Identification of prognostic melatonin-related lncRNA signature in tumor immune microenvironment and drug resistance for breast cancer.
Gao SC, Wu MD, Zhang XX, Liu YF, Wang CL
Asian J Surg 2023 Sep;46(9):3529-3541. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.05.174. PMID: 37330302
Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of checkpoint genes on the tumour side of the immunological synapse.
Dobosz P, Stempor PA, Ramírez Moreno M, Bulgakova NA
Heredity (Edinb) 2022 Jul;129(1):64-74. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1038/s41437-022-00533-1. PMID: 35459932Free PMC Article
Overexpression of Extradomain-B Fibronectin is Associated with Invasion of Breast Cancer Cells.
Vaidya A, Wang H, Qian V, Gilmore H, Lu ZR
Cells 2020 Aug 3;9(8) doi: 10.3390/cells9081826. PMID: 32756405Free PMC Article
The curability of breast cancer and the treatment of advanced disease.
Guarneri V, Conte PF
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2004 Jun;31 Suppl 1:S149-61. Epub 2004 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s00259-004-1538-5. PMID: 15107948

Diagnosis

The association between thyroid and breast cancers: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study.
Liu J, Liang L
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1185497. Epub 2023 Oct 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1185497. PMID: 37955011Free PMC Article
Morphologic and immunohistochemical features of carcinoma involving microglandular adenosis of the breast following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Grabenstetter A, Alfonso TM, Wen HY, Murray M, Brogi E, Tan LK
Mod Pathol 2021 Jul;34(7):1310-1319. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00781-2. PMID: 33649459Free PMC Article
Overexpression of Extradomain-B Fibronectin is Associated with Invasion of Breast Cancer Cells.
Vaidya A, Wang H, Qian V, Gilmore H, Lu ZR
Cells 2020 Aug 3;9(8) doi: 10.3390/cells9081826. PMID: 32756405Free PMC Article
USP1 Is Required for Replication Fork Protection in BRCA1-Deficient Tumors.
Lim KS, Li H, Roberts EA, Gaudiano EF, Clairmont C, Sambel LA, Ponnienselvan K, Liu JC, Yang C, Kozono D, Parmar K, Yusufzai T, Zheng N, D'Andrea AD
Mol Cell 2018 Dec 20;72(6):925-941.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.045. PMID: 30576655Free PMC Article
A unifying biology of sex steroid-induced apoptosis in prostate and breast cancers.
Maximov PY, Abderrahman B, Curpan RF, Hawsawi YM, Fan P, Jordan VC
Endocr Relat Cancer 2018 Feb;25(2):R83-R113. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1530/ERC-17-0416. PMID: 29162647Free PMC Article

Therapy

The association between thyroid and breast cancers: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study.
Liu J, Liang L
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1185497. Epub 2023 Oct 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1185497. PMID: 37955011Free PMC Article
Inhibition of histone deacetylases attenuates tumor progression and improves immunotherapy in breast cancer.
Lian B, Chen X, Shen K
Front Immunol 2023;14:1164514. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1164514. PMID: 36969235Free PMC Article
Molecular Mechanisms of Endocrine Resistance in Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancer.
Belachew EB, Sewasew DT
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:599586. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.599586. PMID: 33841325Free PMC Article
A unifying biology of sex steroid-induced apoptosis in prostate and breast cancers.
Maximov PY, Abderrahman B, Curpan RF, Hawsawi YM, Fan P, Jordan VC
Endocr Relat Cancer 2018 Feb;25(2):R83-R113. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1530/ERC-17-0416. PMID: 29162647Free PMC Article
Trastuzumab: mechanism of action, resistance and future perspectives in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer.
Valabrega G, Montemurro F, Aglietta M
Ann Oncol 2007 Jun;18(6):977-84. Epub 2007 Jan 17 doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdl475. PMID: 17229773

Prognosis

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 Overexpression Mediates Chemoresistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells.
Agnello L, d'Argenio A, Caliendo A, Nilo R, Zannetti A, Fedele M, Camorani S, Cerchia L
Cells 2023 Jul 7;12(13) doi: 10.3390/cells12131809. PMID: 37443843Free PMC Article
Identification of prognostic melatonin-related lncRNA signature in tumor immune microenvironment and drug resistance for breast cancer.
Gao SC, Wu MD, Zhang XX, Liu YF, Wang CL
Asian J Surg 2023 Sep;46(9):3529-3541. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.05.174. PMID: 37330302
Inhibition of histone deacetylases attenuates tumor progression and improves immunotherapy in breast cancer.
Lian B, Chen X, Shen K
Front Immunol 2023;14:1164514. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1164514. PMID: 36969235Free PMC Article
PROS1 shapes the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment and predicts poor prognosis in glioma.
Wang J, Wu N, Feng X, Liang Y, Huang M, Li W, Hou L, Yin C
Front Immunol 2022;13:1052692. Epub 2023 Jan 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1052692. PMID: 36685506Free PMC Article
The curability of breast cancer and the treatment of advanced disease.
Guarneri V, Conte PF
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2004 Jun;31 Suppl 1:S149-61. Epub 2004 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s00259-004-1538-5. PMID: 15107948

Clinical prediction guides

The association between thyroid and breast cancers: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study.
Liu J, Liang L
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1185497. Epub 2023 Oct 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1185497. PMID: 37955011Free PMC Article
Identification of prognostic melatonin-related lncRNA signature in tumor immune microenvironment and drug resistance for breast cancer.
Gao SC, Wu MD, Zhang XX, Liu YF, Wang CL
Asian J Surg 2023 Sep;46(9):3529-3541. Epub 2023 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.05.174. PMID: 37330302
PROS1 shapes the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment and predicts poor prognosis in glioma.
Wang J, Wu N, Feng X, Liang Y, Huang M, Li W, Hou L, Yin C
Front Immunol 2022;13:1052692. Epub 2023 Jan 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1052692. PMID: 36685506Free PMC Article
Characteristics of the immunogenicity and tumor immune microenvironment in HER2-amplified lung adenocarcinoma.
Wang Q, Mao Z, Li W, Wang S, Wang L, Chen L, Yang Z, Fu X, Jiang P, Bai Y, Xu L, Zhang S, Hou Y, Jia X, Jiang L, Liu M, Zhang G, Jiang Y, Guo H
Front Immunol 2022;13:1042072. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1042072. PMID: 36591290Free PMC Article
A unifying biology of sex steroid-induced apoptosis in prostate and breast cancers.
Maximov PY, Abderrahman B, Curpan RF, Hawsawi YM, Fan P, Jordan VC
Endocr Relat Cancer 2018 Feb;25(2):R83-R113. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1530/ERC-17-0416. PMID: 29162647Free PMC Article

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