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Female breast carcinoma

MedGen UID:
40099
•Concept ID:
C0007104
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast Carcinoma, Female; breast carcinoma, female; Carcinoma of Female Breast; carcinoma of female breast; Carcinoma of the Female Breast; carcinoma of the female breast; Female Breast Cancer; female breast cancer; Female Breast Carcinoma; female breast carcinoma; Mammary Carcinoma of Female Breast; mammary carcinoma of female breast; Mammary Carcinoma of the Female Breast; mammary carcinoma of the female breast
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004379

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the breast in females. It is the most common malignant tumor that affects females. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFemale breast carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The present controversy in the treatment of female breast carcinoma.
ABRAMSON PD
J La State Med Soc 1959 Jun;111(6):193-200. PMID: 13665202

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Perlecan (Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycan 2) Expression in Invasive Female Breast Carcinoma.
Amer Ismail SI, Helmy ET, Abdel Aziz AM, Shibel PEE
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023 Dec 1;24(12):4277-4283. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.12.4277. PMID: 38156864Free PMC Article
Male Breast Cancer: A Rare Entity.
Gautam S, Joshi BR, Adhikary S, Regmi S, Pradhan A
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2018 Jul-Aug;56(212):804-807. doi: 10.31729/jnma.3662. PMID: 30387474Free PMC Article
Male Breast Carcinoma: A Clinical and Pathological Review.
Javidiparsijani S, Rosen LE, Gattuso P
Int J Surg Pathol 2017 May;25(3):200-205. Epub 2016 Nov 10 doi: 10.1177/1066896916675953. PMID: 27831530
Risk factors of female breast carcinoma: a case control study at Puducherry.
Balasubramaniam SM, Rotti SB, Vivekanandam S
Indian J Cancer 2013 Jan-Mar;50(1):65-70. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.112307. PMID: 23713049
Allium vegetable consumption, garlic supplement intake, and female breast carcinoma incidence.
Dorant E, van den Brandt PA, Goldbohm RA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 1995;33(2):163-70. doi: 10.1007/BF00682723. PMID: 7749142

Diagnosis

Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1 (TRPS1) expression in male breast carcinoma.
Law T, Piotrowski MJ, Ning J, Jiang X, Ding Q, Sahin AA
Hum Pathol 2023 Aug;138:62-67. Epub 2023 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.06.005. PMID: 37331526
Male Breast Cancer: A Rare Entity.
Gautam S, Joshi BR, Adhikary S, Regmi S, Pradhan A
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2018 Jul-Aug;56(212):804-807. doi: 10.31729/jnma.3662. PMID: 30387474Free PMC Article
Male Breast Carcinoma: A Clinical and Pathological Review.
Javidiparsijani S, Rosen LE, Gattuso P
Int J Surg Pathol 2017 May;25(3):200-205. Epub 2016 Nov 10 doi: 10.1177/1066896916675953. PMID: 27831530
Prostate-specific antigen and hormone receptor expression in male and female breast carcinoma.
Kraus TS, Cohen C, Siddiqui MT
Diagn Pathol 2010 Sep 23;5:63. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-5-63. PMID: 20863373Free PMC Article
Inter- and intra-ethnic differences for female breast carcinoma incidence in the continental United States and in the state of Hawaii.
Fong M, Henson DE, Devesa SS, Anderson WF
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2006 May;97(1):57-65. Epub 2005 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s10549-005-9088-5. PMID: 16322891

Therapy

Clinical Internal Dosimetry and Biodistribution of 177 Lu-DOTA-Trastuzumab in HER2-Positive Metastatic and Locally Advanced Breast Carcinoma.
Narwadkar YS, Parghane RV, Sahu S, Lad S, Deep K, Wanage G, Suralkar T, Banerjee S, Gupta S, Basu S, Badwe RA
Clin Nucl Med 2024 Apr 1;49(4):e149-e155. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000005067. PMID: 38350067
A randomized, double-blind trial on the use of 1% hydrocortisone cream for the prevention of acute radiation dermatitis.
Meghrajani CF, Co HS, Arcillas JG, Maaño CC, Cupino NA
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2016;9(3):483-91. Epub 2016 Jan 9 doi: 10.1586/17512433.2016.1126506. PMID: 26619355
Risk factors of female breast carcinoma: a case control study at Puducherry.
Balasubramaniam SM, Rotti SB, Vivekanandam S
Indian J Cancer 2013 Jan-Mar;50(1):65-70. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.112307. PMID: 23713049
Allium vegetable consumption, garlic supplement intake, and female breast carcinoma incidence.
Dorant E, van den Brandt PA, Goldbohm RA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 1995;33(2):163-70. doi: 10.1007/BF00682723. PMID: 7749142
HORMONAL THERAPY OF METASTATIC FEMALE BREAST CARCINOMA. V. PHENOL,4,4'-(DL-1,2-DIETHYL-ETHYLENE)DI- AND ANDROST-4-EN-3-ONE, 9-CHLORO-11-BETA, 17-BETA-DIHYDROXY-17-METHYL-.
GOLDENBERG IS, HAYES MA, MORIN JE
Cancer 1965 Apr;18:447-9. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(196504)18:4<447::aid-cncr2820180408>3.0.co;2-6. PMID: 14278041

Prognosis

Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Perlecan (Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycan 2) Expression in Invasive Female Breast Carcinoma.
Amer Ismail SI, Helmy ET, Abdel Aziz AM, Shibel PEE
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023 Dec 1;24(12):4277-4283. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.12.4277. PMID: 38156864Free PMC Article
Prognostic role of SPRY4-IT1 in female breast carcinoma and malignant tumors of the reproductive system: A meta-analysis.
Qin X, Yin Q, Gao J, Shi X, Tang J, Hao L, Li P, Zhu J, Wang Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Apr 22;101(16):e28969. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028969. PMID: 35482980Free PMC Article
Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Has a Worse Prognosis in Male Than in Female Patients.
Li X, Yang J, Krishnamurti U, Huo L, Ward KC, O'Regan R, Peng L
Clin Breast Cancer 2017 Aug;17(5):356-366. Epub 2017 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.03.005. PMID: 28576631
Male Breast Carcinoma: A Clinical and Pathological Review.
Javidiparsijani S, Rosen LE, Gattuso P
Int J Surg Pathol 2017 May;25(3):200-205. Epub 2016 Nov 10 doi: 10.1177/1066896916675953. PMID: 27831530
Prostate-specific antigen and hormone receptor expression in male and female breast carcinoma.
Kraus TS, Cohen C, Siddiqui MT
Diagn Pathol 2010 Sep 23;5:63. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-5-63. PMID: 20863373Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Perlecan (Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycan 2) Expression in Invasive Female Breast Carcinoma.
Amer Ismail SI, Helmy ET, Abdel Aziz AM, Shibel PEE
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023 Dec 1;24(12):4277-4283. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.12.4277. PMID: 38156864Free PMC Article
Mutations in Human Interferon α2b Gene and Potential as Risk Factor Associated with Female Breast Cancer.
Ahmed F, Mahmood N, Shahid S, Hussain Z, Ahmed I, Jalal A, Ijaz B, Shahid A, Mujtaba G, Mustafa T
Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2016 Aug;31(6):199-208. Epub 2016 Jul 12 doi: 10.1089/cbr.2016.2046. PMID: 27403569
Prostate-specific antigen and hormone receptor expression in male and female breast carcinoma.
Kraus TS, Cohen C, Siddiqui MT
Diagn Pathol 2010 Sep 23;5:63. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-5-63. PMID: 20863373Free PMC Article
Inter- and intra-ethnic differences for female breast carcinoma incidence in the continental United States and in the state of Hawaii.
Fong M, Henson DE, Devesa SS, Anderson WF
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2006 May;97(1):57-65. Epub 2005 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s10549-005-9088-5. PMID: 16322891
Status of HER-2 in male and female breast carcinoma.
Bloom KJ, Govil H, Gattuso P, Reddy V, Francescatti D
Am J Surg 2001 Oct;182(4):389-92. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00733-4. PMID: 11720677

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