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View article: Patterns of response of breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy according to molecular subtype
Patterns of response of breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy according to molecular subtype Open
Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is a key component in the treatment of locally advanced breast cancer, with pathologic complete response (pCR) varying by molecular subtype. This study evaluates pCR rates following NACT in a Leba…
View article: Patterns of Management of Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients After the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 Trial: A Retrospective Study
Patterns of Management of Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients After the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 Trial: A Retrospective Study Open
Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among women and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has emerged as an alternative to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), with the AC…
View article: Understanding Patient Decision-Making in Breast Cancer Surgery: Risk Perception, Communication, and Psychosocial Influences
Understanding Patient Decision-Making in Breast Cancer Surgery: Risk Perception, Communication, and Psychosocial Influences Open
Background: Despite evidence discouraging contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) in average-risk patients, its use is increasing globally. While well-studied in Western settings, little is known about the factors influencing CPM decis…
View article: Real-World Data: Implementation and Outcomes of Next-Generation Sequencing in the MENA Region
Real-World Data: Implementation and Outcomes of Next-Generation Sequencing in the MENA Region Open
Background: In the era of precision medicine, Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has emerged as an important tool for identifying targetable mutations and tailoring treatment options. Yet the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) lags behind i…
View article: Performance of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in clinically node-positive breast cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
Performance of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in clinically node-positive breast cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background: The reliability of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with initially node-positive breast cancer is still controversial. This meta-analysis is conducted to investigate the feasib…
View article: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Patient Care: Results From a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Patient Care: Results From a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon Open
PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on breast cancer care in terms of the stage at presentation, treatment delays, and follow-up in a tertiary care center in Lebanon. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study compared …
Comparing the oncologic outcomes of breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer patients performed either upfront or following neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a matched retrospective cohort Open
Breast cancer treated with BCS after NACT has a low incidence of positive margins and similar oncologic outcomes compared to BCS performed upfront.
View article: Performance and oncologic safety of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Results from a tertiary care center in Lebanon
Performance and oncologic safety of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Results from a tertiary care center in Lebanon Open
Background The feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in initially node‐positive patients is still controversial. We aim to evaluate the oncologic outcomes of SLNB after NACT and further comp…
View article: Patterns of management of positive sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer patients after the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 trial: a retrospective cohort
Patterns of management of positive sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer patients after the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 trial: a retrospective cohort Open
Purpose The ACOSOG-Z0011 clinical trial introduced drastic changes to the traditional surgical practice for early breast cancer with positive sentinel lymph nodes. This study evaluates how these changes have affected the surgical managemen…
Improved Survival of Young Patients With Breast Cancer 40 Years and Younger at Diagnosis Open
PURPOSE Around 50% of patients with breast cancer in low- or middle-income countries are younger than 50 years, a poor prognostic variable. We report the outcome of patients with breast cancer 40 years and younger. METHODS We reviewed 386 …
Retroperitoneal desmoid-type fibromatosis: a case report Open
Introduction and importance: Desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) is a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcomas that most commonly occurs in the anterior abdominal wall. When occurring in the retroperitoneum, DF is usually part of familial syndromes…
Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs): A case report for a mischief entity Open
Background: Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcomas with significantly variable presentation, management, and prognosis. This makes it crucial to report the different institutional experiences of enco…
Descriptive epidemiology of soft tissue and bone sarcomas in Lebanon Open
Objectives Most epidemiologic studies on soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and bone sarcomas (BS) are performed in western countries, with few in the Middle East and North Africa region. We describe the epidemiology of sarcomas in Lebanon using t…
Extra-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (EGISTs): A Case Report for A Mischief Entity Open
Background: Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST) is a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcomas with significantly variable presentation, management and prognosis. This makes it crucial to report the different institutional experiences …
Diagnostic Performance of FDG-PET/CT Scan as Compared to US-Guided FNA in Prediction of Axillary Lymph Node Involvement in Breast Cancer Patients Open
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro- d -glucose ( 18 F-FDG) PET/non-contrast CT compared with those of ultrasound (US)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) for axillary lymph…
Overview in Breast Cancer Screening in Lebanon Open
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women and men combined, and it is the second cause of cancer deaths in women after lung cancer. In Lebanon, the same epidemiological profile applies where BC is the leading cancer among Leban…
Impact of Commercialized Genomic Tests on Adjuvant Treatment Decisions in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Open
Introduction. Advances in genomic techniques have been valuable in guiding decisions regarding the treatment of early breast cancer (EBC) patients. These multigene assays include Oncotype DX, Prosigna, and Endopredict. There has generally …
AUB‐HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index: Performance in Surgical Subpopulations and Comparison to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index Open
Background The American University of Beirut ( AUB )‐ HAS 2 Cardiovascular Risk Index is a newly derived index for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation. It is based on 6 data elements: history of heart disease; symptoms of angina or dysp…
Comprehensive review into the challenges of gastrointestinal tumors in the Gulf and Levant countries Open
Although gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare, with an incidence of 1/100000 per year, they are the most common sarcomas in the peritoneal cavity. Despite considerable progress in the diagnosis and treatment of GIST, about half…
Association of MRI T2 Signal Intensity With Desmoid Tumor Progression During Active Observation Open
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify predictors of desmoid progression during observation. Summary of Background Data: Untreated desmoids can grow, remain stable, or regress, but reliable predictors of behavior have not been id…