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Breast asymmetry: A new vision of this malformation
No full textBreast asymmetry is defined as a difference of form, position or volume of the breast and is a pathology affecting over half of the female population (1, 4). Fortunately although it is very frequent, surgical correction is seldom necessary. The authors present the results of the surgical treatment of 73 patients affected with breast asymmetry and they describe the employment of a new instrumental method (SCAN-3D) that may be used both within the correction program and during the follow-up of the surgical treatment. The system involves the use of a laser to scan the surface to be acquired and by the subsequent analysis of the image produced by the overlap of itself with the area under examination, by utilising specific software, we retrieve information regarding both the morphologic and volumetric connections in all three dimensions. The employment of new research methods (Three-dimensional scanning) is an important aid to the aesthetic surgeon, as it allows the study of the mammary glands morpho-volumetric component in relation to the rest of the thorax. Moreover, in the future, the custom production of breast implants, made to measure, and perfectly adaptable to the deformity of each patient may be possible
Breast asymmetry: A new vision of this malformation
No full textBreast asymmetry is defined as a difference of form, position or volume of the breast and is a pathology affecting over half of the female population (1, 4). Fortunately although it is very frequent, surgical correction is seldom necessary. The authors present the results of the surgical treatment of 73 patients affected with breast asymmetry and they describe the employment of a new instrumental method (SCAN-3D) that may be used both within the correction program and during the follow-up of the surgical treatment. The system involves the use of a laser to scan the surface to be acquired and by the subsequent analysis of the image produced by the overlap of itself with the area under examination, by utilising specific software, we retrieve information regarding both the morphologic and volumetric connections in all three dimensions. The employment of new research methods (Three-dimensional scanning) is an important aid to the aesthetic surgeon, as it allows the study of the mammary glands morpho-volumetric component in relation to the rest of the thorax. Moreover, in the future, the custom production of breast implants, made to measure, and perfectly adaptable to the deformity of each patient may be possible
[Infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a young woman. Case report].
No full textLymphoma was one of the first cancers curable by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. However the increased risk of second malignancies in lymphoma survivors appeared to be the price of success of modern treatment modalities. In particular, breast cancer has been a major concern among women irradiated for lymphoma at a young age. There are several reports of breast cancer after Hodgkin's lymphoma, but few after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Owing to the particularity of this condition and the difficulties in its diagnosis and treatment, we wish to report the case of ductal infiltrant carcinoma of the breast in a young woman survived to a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Women who are survivors of pediatric lymphoma have a significantly increased risk of subsequent breast cancer compared with the general population and are at a high risk of developing bilateral disease within a short interval. Several studies have shown that the relative risk for secondary breast cancer becomes significantly increased between 5 and 9 years and rises dramatically between 15 and 19 years after lymphoma treatment. Screening programs to detect breast cancer should be initiated early after Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Screening have to include breast self examinations every month, clinical breast examinations every 6 months, and mammography every 2-3 years. The patients should start breast self-examination at puberty. In these high-risk patients, "aggressive" biopsy is appropriate for suspicious lesions
[Infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a young woman. Case report]
No full textLymphoma was one of the first cancers curable by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. However the increased risk of second malignancies in lymphoma survivors appeared to be the price of success of modern treatment modalities. In particular, breast cancer has been a major concern among women irradiated for lymphoma at a young age. There are several reports of breast cancer after Hodgkin's lymphoma, but few after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Owing to the particularity of this condition and the difficulties in its diagnosis and treatment, we wish to report the case of ductal infiltrant carcinoma of the breast in a young woman survived to a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Women who are survivors of pediatric lymphoma have a significantly increased risk of subsequent breast cancer compared with the general population and are at a high risk of developing bilateral disease within a short interval. Several studies have shown that the relative risk for secondary breast cancer becomes significantly increased between 5 and 9 years and rises dramatically between 15 and 19 years after lymphoma treatment. Screening programs to detect breast cancer should be initiated early after Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Screening have to include breast self examinations every month, clinical breast examinations every 6 months, and mammography every 2-3 years. The patients should start breast self-examination at puberty. In these high-risk patients, "aggressive" biopsy is appropriate for suspicious lesions
A study of 17 patients affected with plexiform neurofibromas in upper and lower extremities:Comparison between different surgical techniques
No full textPlexiform neurofibromas (PN) are one of the most common and severe types of neurofibroma that occur in neurofibromatosis type 1. These tumours affact long portion of nerves, infiltrating the nerve and surrounding tissue thus causing significant pain, deformity and functional problems in the affected part of the body. Treatment of this variant of neurofibromas is currently surgical. The aim of this study was to analyze the surgical treatment of plexiform neurofibromas in the lower and upper extremities. The clinical pathological features of 29 neurofibromas, 12 in the upper extremities and 17 in the lower extremities, as diagnosed at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of University "La Sapienza" in Rome from 2000 to 2007, were reviewed. We established that subtotal and total resection without functional destruction is oftenpossible for superficial PN
Concomitant right subscapular and left olecranon elastofibroma followed by inversion of the lesions: Case report
No full textElastofibroma is a benign, poorly circumscribed, tumor-like condition involving, in the vast majority of cases, the subscapular region of elderly individuals, though isolated cases have been seen in the deltoid muscle, infraolecranon area, hip, thigh and stomach. It is characterized by accumulated abnormal elastic fibres and is generally regarded as a reactive process, an unusual fibroblastic pseudotumor. Multiple elastofibromas have been reported to occur in the scapula and olecranon and in the scapula and ischium, whereas literature reports of multiple elastofibromas in the same patient are rare. The case of concomitant, asynchronous double elastofibroma in the same patient is described. A 69-year-old woman presented with right subscapular and left olecranon swelling associated with pain and a clicking sensation during certain arm movements. Some months later the patient developed asymptomatic left subscapular and right olecranon swelling. All the lesions, which were subsequentely disgnosed as elastofibromas, were removed
A study of 17 patients affected with plexiform neurofibromas in upper and lower extremities:Comparison between different surgical techniques
No full textPlexiform neurofibromas (PN) are one of the most common and severe types of neurofibroma that occur in neurofibromatosis type 1. These tumours affact long portion of nerves, infiltrating the nerve and surrounding tissue thus causing significant pain, deformity and functional problems in the affected part of the body. Treatment of this variant of neurofibromas is currently surgical. The aim of this study was to analyze the surgical treatment of plexiform neurofibromas in the lower and upper extremities. The clinical pathological features of 29 neurofibromas, 12 in the upper extremities and 17 in the lower extremities, as diagnosed at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of University "La Sapienza" in Rome from 2000 to 2007, were reviewed. We established that subtotal and total resection without functional destruction is oftenpossible for superficial PN
Concomitant right subscapular and left olecranon elastofibroma followed by inversion of the lesions: Case report
No full textElastofibroma is a benign, poorly circumscribed, tumor-like condition involving, in the vast majority of cases, the subscapular region of elderly individuals, though isolated cases have been seen in the deltoid muscle, infraolecranon area, hip, thigh and stomach. It is characterized by accumulated abnormal elastic fibres and is generally regarded as a reactive process, an unusual fibroblastic pseudotumor. Multiple elastofibromas have been reported to occur in the scapula and olecranon and in the scapula and ischium, whereas literature reports of multiple elastofibromas in the same patient are rare. The case of concomitant, asynchronous double elastofibroma in the same patient is described. A 69-year-old woman presented with right subscapular and left olecranon swelling associated with pain and a clicking sensation during certain arm movements. Some months later the patient developed asymptomatic left subscapular and right olecranon swelling. All the lesions, which were subsequentely disgnosed as elastofibromas, were removed
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