TINTERRI C.

Breast cancer is the most common tumour in women and the first cause of death for cancer in the female population. Preserving the quality of life has therefore become an important objective in the management of the disease. The benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with HR+ HER2- early breast cancer should always be balanced against its...

Background and objectives: We studied a large series of ductal carcinoma in situ with microinvasion (MIDC) an infrequent disease whose diagnosis and management are not well defined. Methods: 17,431 cases of breast carcinoma were treated between 2011 and 2016 by ten Italian Breast Units. Our analysis included diagnostic and clinic-pathological...

Background: Breast angiosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm, which accounts for approximately 2% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Secondary breast angiosarcoma (SBA) may be related to chronic lymphedema after a mastectomy with lymph node dissection (Stewart Treves syndrome) and previous radiotherapy for complications from breast radiation...